(medicine) Referring to a disease or disorder having a familial pattern of occurrence and thought to be hereditary.
heredofamilial
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(hə¦red·ō·fə¦mil·yəl)
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(hĕr'ĭ-dō-fə-mĭl'yəl)
adj.
adj.
Relating to an inherited condition present in more than one member of a family. No longer in technical use.
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Occurring in certain families under circumstances that implicate a hereditary basis.
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