familial

• Relatif à la famille ou caractéristique de celle-ci ; souvent utilisé dans un contexte médical pour décrire des maladies ou des signes qui se transmettent héréditairement ou surviennent parmi les membres d'une famille.

Relating to or characteristic of a family; often used in medical contexts to describe diseases or traits that are inherited or occur among family members.

1. Relating to familyB2formal

   Pertaining to or characteristic of a family.

   qui concerne la famille

   • They have strong familial bonds that keep them together.
   • The company was a familial business passed down through generations.
   • She felt a deep sense of familial duty.

   Synonymesancestraldomesticfamilyhouseholdparental

2. HereditaryC1formal

   Occurring among members of a family, typically by heredity.

   Héréditaire (qui touche les membres d'une famille)

   • The disease has a strong familial pattern.
   • Doctors are studying the familial link to the condition.
   • There is a known familial risk for heart disease.

   Synonymesgenetichereditaryinborninheritedinnate

   Antonymesacquirednonhereditarysporadic