consanguineous

[kon-sang-gwin-ee-uh s]

adjective

Also con·san·guine

[kon-sang-gwin] /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.

Origin of consanguineous

1595–1605; < Latin consanguineus, equivalent to con- con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous

Related formscon·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb

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The popular idea is that consanguineous marriages are bad per se.
Woman
William J. Robinson
Consanguineous marriages are everywhere regarded as baneful.
The Manbos of Mindano
John M. Garvan
Tylor, Mr., on the prohibition of consanguineous marriages, ii.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin
Virchow, Prof., blindness occurring in the offspring of consanguineous marriages, ii.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin
The idea that the children from consanguineous marriages are apt to be deaf and dumb has no foundation in fact.
Woman
William J. Robinson

Word Origin and History for consanguineous

adj.

c.1600, from Latin consanguineus "of the same blood" (see consanguinity).

consanguineous in Medicine

[kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ē-əs]

adj.