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Kinsman

A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Relation 76% connected

The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.

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Relative 76% connected

Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.

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Nephew 76% connected

A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.

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Uncle 76% connected

The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.

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Agnate noun · 86% connection

one related on the father's side

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Ancestor noun · 86% connection

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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Antecedent noun · 86% connection

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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Ascendant noun · 86% connection

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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Ascendent noun · 86% connection

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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Cognate noun · 86% connection

one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

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Cousin noun · 86% connection

the child of your aunt or uncle

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Cousin-german noun · 86% connection

the child of your aunt or uncle

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Descendant noun · 86% connection

a person considered as descended from some ancestor

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Descendent noun · 86% connection

a person considered as descended from some ancestor

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Enate noun · 86% connection

one related on the mother's side

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Family noun · 86% connection

a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

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Issue noun · 86% connection

the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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kin noun · 86% connection

a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

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Kinswoman noun · 86% connection

a female relative

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Mate noun · 86% connection

a person's partner in marriage

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Offspring noun · 86% connection

the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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Partner noun · 86% connection

a person's partner in marriage

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -…

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Agglutination test noun · 78% connection

a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglu…

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Antiphospholipid antibody noun · 78% connection

any of the group of common autoantibodies present in blood.; "The presence an antiphospholipid antibody in blood, such as the lupus an…

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Bleed verb · 78% connection

To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

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Blood noun · 78% connection

the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood ca…

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Blood pressure noun · 78% connection

the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the he…

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Bushman noun · 78% connection

One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any othe…

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Clopidogrel bisulfate noun · 78% connection

a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from stickin…

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Course verb · 78% connection

To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins.

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Dash noun · 78% connection

A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.

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Diapedesis noun · 78% connection

The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls…

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Dynasty noun · 78% connection

A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.

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Eskimo noun · 78% connection

One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race.

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