familial

• Relativo à família ou característico dela; frequentemente usado em contexto médico para descrever doenças ou características que são herdadas ou ocorrem entre membros de uma família.

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.

   Familiar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosancestraldomesticfamilyhouseholdparental

2. HereditaryC1formal

   Occurring among members of a family, typically by heredity.

   Hereditário

   • 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.

   Sinônimosgenetichereditaryinborninheritedinnate

   Antônimosacquirednonhereditarysporadic