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half·sis·ter
Definitions related to half-sister:
  • (sister, half) A female who shares with her sibling the genetic makeup inherited from only one of the biological parents.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (half sister) A female sibling with whom you share a single parent.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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