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Consanguine

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con·san·guin·e·ous  (knsn-gwn-s, -sng-) also con·san·guine (kn-snggwn, kn-)
adj.
Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.

[From Latin cnsanguineus : com-, com- + sanguineus, of blood; see sanguine.]

consan·guine·ous·ly adv.
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Adj.1.Consanguine - related by bloodconsanguine - related by blood                    
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage


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The chance of genetic diseases increases with each consanguine marriage between defective gene carriers.
Some of the striking features of the juwadi system were: The juwadis of one khal almost always belonged to one locality and many of them were affine or consanguine kin, thus it seemed to reinforce kinship/locality ties over purely occupational ties.
[5-7] We present the clinical and autopsy findings of 2 female siblings who were born to consanguine parents and who were both affected by this rare disease.
 
 
 
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