HEREDITARY

adj. He2r - e2d'i2 - ta - ri2. Gr., (cAiipc^o/uucos (from /cAijpoi'Oju.etV. to inherit). Lat., he red i tar i us (from here ditas, heirship). Fr.. her edit a ire. Ger., erblich, hereditar. It., ered it a rio. Sp., her edit a rio. Pertaining to heredity or to that which is obtained by inheritance, acquired from a progenitor. [D.] inheritance of certain qualities or tendencies. [D.] Collateral h. The appearance of physical or moral characteristics of an uncle, grand-uncle, aunt, or grand-aunt in a nephew or a niece. [Ribot (a, 34).] Direct h. Fr., here dite directe. The transmi ion of paternal or maternal physical or moral characteristics to the children. [Ribot (o, 34).] Evolutionary h. The transmi ion of physical or moral characteristics to the foetus during its development by some extraneous mental or physical impre ion acting on the mother. [A, 301 (a, 34).] H. through influence. Fr., here dite (^influence. See Indirect ATAVISM. Homoiiymous h. See Direct h. Indirect h. See Collateral h. Morbid h. The transmi ion of a disease or the tendency to disease from a parent to a child, such as various neuroses and constitutional diseases. [a, 34.] Morbid psychological h. The inheritance of abnormal psychological tendencies. [Ribot (a, 34;.] Normal h. The transmi ion of ordinary moral or physical characteristics from an ancestor to a descendant, [a, 34.] Original h. The normal transmi ion of physical and moral characteristics from an ancestor to a descendant, [a, 34.] Social h. Fr., here dite sociale. H. occurring in the evolution of civilization, by which peoples acquire aptitudes, tastes, and inclinations that prevent a relapse to barbarism. [A, 301 (a, 34).] [s. 321]