consanguineous

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin consanguineosus (with English -ous), from com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪniəs/, SAMPA: /kAnseIN"gwIni@s/

Adjective

consanguineous (comparative more consanguineous, superlative most consanguineous)

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

Synonyms

• consanguine
• consanguineal
• same-blooded

Related terms

• consanguinity

Translations

related by birth

Dutch: bloedverwant (nl), consanguin (nl) French: consanguin (fr)

German: blutsverwandt

See also

• affinal