FAMILIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does familial mean? 

• FAMILIAL (adjective)
  The adjective FAMILIAL has 2 senses:

1. relating to or having the characteristics of a family

2. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

  Familiarity information: FAMILIAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or having the characteristics of a family

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

familial aggregation

Pertainym:

family (primary social group; parents and children)

Derivation:

family (primary social group; parents and children)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

Synonyms:

familial; genetic; hereditary; inherited; transmissible; transmitted

Context example:

genetically transmitted features

Similar:

heritable; inheritable (capable of being inherited)

Derivation:

family (a person having kinship with another or others)

 Context examples 

The group of colorectal adenomas includes tubular, villous, and tubulovillous adenomas, traditional serrated adenomas, sessile serrated adenomas/polyps, and familial adenomatous polyposis.

(Colorectal Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It affects males twice as much as females and a familial tendency is common.

(Congenital Alopecia, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of disorders that encompasses conditions resulting from a congenital, familial hereditary trait or genetic abnormality as is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs.

(Congenital, Familial and Genetic Disorder Class, NCI Thesaurus)

The group of colonic adenomas includes tubular, villous, and tubulovillous adenomas, traditional serrated adenomas, sessile serrated adenomas/polyps, and familial adenomatous polyposis.

(Colon Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no evidence of familial inheritance.

(Carney triad, NCI Thesaurus)

A risk model for familial breast and ovarian cancer.

(Breast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm, NCI Thesaurus)

PTH defects cause familial isolated hypoparathyroidism.

(Parathyroid hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in this gene are associated with both atypical mycobacteriosis, familial, X-linked 2 and chronic granulomatous disease, X-linked.

(CYBB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with cylindromatosis, multiple familial trichoepithelioma, and Brooke-Spiegler syndrome and may be associated with many types of cancer.

(CYLD wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic process that is not inherited in a familial pattern.

(Non-Hereditary Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)