Consanguineous

//kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs//

"Consanguineous" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?

2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225, Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.

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