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blood relative
Matched in: Term blood relative
Half blood
Matched in: Term Half blood
Stranger in blood
Matched in: Term Stranger in blood
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affine
Latin affinis, from affinis related, from ad to + finis end, border] : a relative by marriage compare blood relative af·fi·nal [-fī-nəl] adj
homeostasis
by the external environment It is exemplified in homeothermal biological systems such as animals which maintain relatively constant blood temperature and composition in spite of variations in external temperature or the composition of the food ingested … The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in external conditions this ability is achieved by the presence of
descendant
descendant also de·scen·dent [di-sen-dənt] n : a blood relative of a later generation
parentela
parentela [Late Latin, from Latin parent- parens parent + -ela (as in clientela clientele)] : the line of blood relatives : the kin of a person by descent par·en·te·lic [-lik] adj … [Late Latin, from Latin parent- parens parent + -ela (as in clientela clientele)] : the line of blood relatives : the kin of a person by descent par·en·te·lic [-lik] adj
in law
A person who is related by marriage as distinguished from a blood relative esp mother in law the mother of ones spouse father in law the father of ones spouse brother
Members of family
In Webster's New Word Dictionary one of the meanings of family is 'a group of people related by blood or marriage, relatives'. A person can, therefore, be properly regarded as being the member of his wife's family … Word Dictionary one of the meanings of family is 'a group of people related by blood or marriage, relatives'. A person can, therefore, be properly regarded as being the member of his wife's family and not merely
homeothermal
having constant and relatively high body temperature warm blooded same as homoiothermal of birds and mammals Contrasted to poikilothermal … having constant and relatively high body temperature warm blooded same as homoiothermal of birds and mammals Contrasted to poikilothermal
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