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familial (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Tending to occur among members of a unit of people who live together and are related to one another by heredity, usually consisting of parents and children: It was a strong familial trait of Sam's wife and children to have blue eyes and black hair.
2. Relating to, involving, or having the characteristics of parents and offspring: They rarely attended family weddings or funerals because familial relationships were not important to them.
3. Appearing in some individuals by heredity: According to the Dr. Jones, the familial heart condition skipped the mother's generation, but her son Tim is at risk.
2. Relating to, involving, or having the characteristics of parents and offspring: They rarely attended family weddings or funerals because familial relationships were not important to them.
3. Appearing in some individuals by heredity: According to the Dr. Jones, the familial heart condition skipped the mother's generation, but her son Tim is at risk.
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benign familial chronic pemphigus
A nonspecific term for blistering skin diseases: "The renowned dermatologist assured the patient with the blisters on her face that she had a form of benign (harmless) familial chronic pemphigus."
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pemphig-, pemphi- +
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