adjective
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
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an inherited disease
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familial traits
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genetically transmitted features
• Syn: ↑familial, ↑genetic, ↑hereditary, ↑inherited, ↑transmissible
• Similar to: ↑inheritable, ↑heritable
• Derivationally related forms: ↑transmit (for: ↑transmissible), ↑heredity (for: ↑hereditary), ↑family (for: ↑familial)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.