Family Group
family
fam·i·ly [ fam-uh-lee, fam-lee ]
Subclass of:
Sociological Factors;
Psychology, Social
Definitions related to family:
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A domestic group, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage, or adoption.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A social unit or related group of individuals who live together and experience a health-related problem.The Omaha SystemOmaha Systems, 2005
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Group of individuals related by blood or marriage or other arrangements, including parents or parent substitutes and children, however, the specific members differ from culture to culture.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(familial) A phenotype or trait that occurs with greater frequency in a given family than in the general population; familial traits may have a genetic and/or nongenetic etiology.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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