Transmissible from parent to offspring by information encoded in the parental germ cell. [L. hereditarius; fr. heres (hered-), an heir]
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he·red·i·tary hə-'red-ə-.ter-ē adj
1) genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring compare ACQUIRED (2), CONGENITAL (2), FAMILIAL
2) of or relating to inheritance or heredity
he·red·i·tar·i·ly -.red-ə-'ter-ə-lē adv
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adj.
transmitted from parents to their offspring; inherited.
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he·red·i·tary (hə-redґĭ-tar-e) [L. hereditarius] genetically transmitted from parent to offspring.Medical dictionary. 2011.