Consanguineous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ‘nsæŋˈɡwɪniÉ™s/

Origin

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

Full definition of consanguineous

Adjective

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