familial adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family; "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation" 2: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic}, {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]
familial \familial\ adj. 1. relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as, children of the same familial background; familial aggregation. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tending to occur among members of a family, usually by hereditary transmission; familial traits. Syn: genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible. [WordNet 1.5]