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consanguinity
(redirected from Degree of kinship)

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consanguinity /con·san·guin·i·ty/ (kon″sang-gwin´it-e) blood relationship; kinship.consanguin´eous
con·san·guin·i·ty (knsng-gwn-t)
n.
Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.
consanguinity
[kon′sang·gwin′itē]
Etymology: L, con + sanguis, blood
a hereditary or "blood" relationship between persons that results from having a common parent or ancestor.
consanguinity (kon´sangwin´itē),
n a hereditary or “blood” relationship between persons, by virtue of having a common parent or ancestor.
consanguinity
blood relationship; kinship.


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