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Meaning of familial

fa•mil•ial

Pronunciation: (fu-mil'yul, -mil'ē-ul), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
  2. appearing in individuals by heredity: a familial disease.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Fameuse familial hypercholesterolemia