Akademik

maternal

Relating to or derived from the mother. [L. maternus, fr. mater, mother]

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ma·ter·nal mə-'tərn-əl adj

1) of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother <\maternal instinct>

2 a) related through a mother <his \maternal aunt>

b) inherited or derived from the female parent <\maternal genes>

ma·ter·nal·ly -əl-ē adv

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ma·ter·nal (mə-turґnəl) [L. maternus; mater mother] pertaining to the mother.

Medical dictionary. 2011.