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hereditary
adjective as in inherited; transmitted at birth
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He told reporters Tuesday that his struggles with blood clots are hereditary.
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It can also be hereditary, with about one in eight people with the condition having a genetic link.
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Galton “advocated the regulation of marriage and family size according to hereditary endowment of parents,” Gould noted in his classic 1981 book “The Mismeasure of Man.”
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Last year, MPs backed plans to get rid of hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
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Tim has a separate, hereditary kidney condition, called polycystic kidney disease.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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