Hereditario
Definition
(adj) Transmitted from parents to offspring genetically or legally
Examples
“La calvicie en su familia es un rasgo completamente hereditario.”
“El médico dijo que era hereditario.”
The doctor said it was hereditary.
“Mi abuela tiene una enfermedad hereditaria.”
My grandma has a hereditary disease.
“En esa familia, el apellido pasa por vía hereditaria.”
In that family, the last name is passed down by inheritance.
“A Carlos le dejaron la finca por herencia hereditaria.”
Carlos got the farm through hereditary inheritance.
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