familial

Modifies a noun

• polyposis: However, they are more commonly seen in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
• hypercholesterolaemia: Anyone, even children, with a family history of familial hypercholesterolaemia should have their cholesterol measured.
• polyneuropathy: This can cause one or more of over 80 rare diseases known collectively as familial amyloid polyneuropathy.
• hyperlipidaemia: For example, familial hypercholesterolaemia or familial combined hyperlipidaemia.
• hypercholesterolemia: What are the options for treatment of a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia?
• coli: About 1 per cent of bowel cancers occur in people who inherit a defect in the gene for familial polyposis coli.

Modifying Another Word

almost: Tom Peters has described it as: The relentless pursuit of an almost familial bond between customer and product.