Medical Dictionary

familial

adj fa·mil·ial \fə-ˈmil-yəl\

Medical Definition of FAMILIAL

:  tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone <a familial disorder>—compare acquired 2, congenital 2, hereditary
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