familial

familial

Qui concerne une famille ou les relations entre ses membres.

En anglais simple : Connected with a family or the relationships between its members.

• They have strong familial ties.
• Familial obligations kept her close to home.
• The novel explores familial conflict across three generations.

Synonymes : family, domestic

Expressions courantes : familial ties, familial obligations, familial relationships

héréditaire, familial

Qui se transmet des parents aux enfants par les gènes, notamment en parlant d'une maladie.

En anglais simple : Passed from parents to children through the body's inherited instructions, especially when describing a disease.

• The disease is familial.
• Doctors tested her for a familial heart condition.
• A genetic test confirmed that the disorder was familial.

Synonymes : hereditary, inherited

Contraires : acquired

Expressions courantes : familial disease, familial disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia

de la famille taxonomique

Qui concerne un groupe de plantes ou d'animaux apparentés classés dans une même famille.

En anglais simple : Connected with a group of related plants or animals classified as a family.

• These flowers share several familial characteristics.
• The study clarified familial relationships among these plants.
• Their familial classification changed after genetic testing.

Expressions courantes : familial classification, familial characteristics, familial relationships