consanguineous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/

Adjective

consanguineous (not comparable)

1. Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

   Synonyms: consanguine, consanguineal, same-blooded

   Antonyms: affinal

   • 1601-02, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

     Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?

   • 2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225,

     Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.

Related terms

• consanguinity
• consanguinuity

Translations

• French: consanguin
• German: blutsverwandt, konsanguin
• Portuguese: carnal, consanguíneo
• Russian: ро́дственный
• Spanish: carnal, consanguíneo

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