relative

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R0136300 (rĕl′ə-tĭv)adj.1. Considered in comparison or relation to something else: an animal with a large brain relative to body size; the relative quiet of the suburbs.2. Having pertinence or relevance; connected or related: How are those remarks relative to the discussion?3. Grammar Referring to or qualifying an antecedent, as the pronoun who in the man who was on TV or that in the dictionary that I use.4. Music Having the same key signature. Used of major and minor scales and keys: A minor is the relative minor of C major.n.1. a. A person related to another by heredity, adoption, or marriage.b. A species or other taxon that shares a common ancestor, usually a relatively recent ancestor, with another: The jaguar is a relative of the lion.2. Grammar A relative pronoun.

[Middle English, from Old French relatif, from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, past participle of referre, to relate; see relate.]

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relative

(ˈrɛlətɪv) adj1. having meaning or significance only in relation to something else; not absolute: a relative value. 2. (prenominal) (of a scientific quantity) being measured or stated relative to some other substance or measurement: relative humidity; relative density. Compare absolute¹⁰3. (prenominal) comparative or respective: the relative qualities of speed and accuracy. 4. (foll by: to) in proportion (to); corresponding (to): earnings relative to production. 5. having reference (to); pertinent (to): matters not relative to the topic under discussion. 6. (Grammar) grammar denoting or belonging to a class of words that function as subordinating conjunctions in introducing relative clauses. In English, relative pronouns and determiners include who, which, and that. Compare demonstrative⁵, interrogative³7. (Grammar) grammar denoting or relating to a clause (relative clause) that modifies a noun or pronoun occurring earlier in the sentence8. (Music, other) (of a musical key or scale) having the same key signature as another key or scale: C major is the relative major of A minor. n9. a person who is related by blood or marriage; relation10. (Grammar) a relative pronoun, clause, or grammatical construction[C16: from Late Latin relātīvus referring] ˈrelativeness n

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n. 1. a person who is connected with another by blood or marriage. 2. something having, or standing in, some relation to something else. 3. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc. (opposed to absolute). 4. a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb. adj. 5. considered in relation to something else; comparative: the relative merits of gas and electric heating. 6. existing or having its specific nature only by relation to something else; not absolute or independent: Happiness is relative. 7. having relation or connection. 8. having reference; relevant; pertinent (usu. fol. by to): the facts relative to the case. 9. correspondent; proportionate. 10. depending for significance upon something else: “Better” is a relative term. 11. of or designating a word that introduces a subordinate clause and refers to an expressed or implied element of the principal clause: the relative pronoun who in “That was the woman who called”; the relative adverb where in “This is the house where I was born.” 12. (of a musical key) having the same key signature as another key: a relative minor. [1350–1400; Middle English relatif (n.) (< Middle French) < Late Latin relātīvus (adj.); see relate, -ive] rel′a•tive•ly, adv.

relation

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These words are used to refer to people or to connections between people.

1. 'relation' and 'relative'

Your relations or relatives are the members of your family.

I said that I was a relation of her first husband.I'm going to visit some relatives.

The relations between people or groups are the contacts between them and the way they behave towards each other.

Relations between the two men had not improved.Britain has close relations with the US.2. 'relationship'

You can talk in a similar way about the relationship between two people or groups.

The old relationship between the friends was quickly re-established.Senor Zapatero has shown that he is keen to have a close relationship with Britain.

A relationship is also a close friendship between two people, especially one involving sexual or romantic feelings.

When the relationship ended two months ago, he was very upset.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relative - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"relationindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriageancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin - the child of your aunt or uncledescendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or racein-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriageblood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib - one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with anotherkin, kinsperson, family - a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib - one related on the mother's sideagnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib - one related on the father's sidekinsman - a male relativekinswoman - a female relativekissing cousin, kissing kin - a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kissnext of kin - the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given personoffspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"second cousin - a child of a first cousinsib, sibling - a person's brother or sisterbetter half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage
	2.	relative - an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)congenator, congeneric, congenerorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Adj.	1.	relative - estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"comparativeabsolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
	2.	relative - properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"proportionalproportionate - being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"

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noun1. relation, connection, kinsman or kinswoman, member of your or the family Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?adjective1. comparative, considerable, reasonable, moderate, in comparison a period of relative calm2. corresponding, comparable, respective, comparative, reciprocal, correlative the relative importance of education in 50 countries3. (with to) in proportion to, corresponding to, proportionate to, proportional to The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.Quotations
"Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself" [H.L. Mencken Prejudices]
"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity" [Albert Einstein]

relative

adjective1. Estimated by comparison:comparative.2. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else:conditional, conditioned, contingent, dependent, reliant, subject.nounA person connected to another person by blood or marriage:kin, kinsman, kinswoman, relation.

Translations

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relate

(rəˈleit) verb1. to tell (a story etc). He related all that had happened to him.叙述2. (with to) to be about, concerned or connected with. Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice? 关于，有关 3. (with to) to behave towards. He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.相处reˈlated adjective1. belonging to the same family (as). I'm related to the Prime Minister; The Prime Minister and I are related.有亲戚关系的2. connected. other related topics.相关的reˈlation noun1. a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage. uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.亲属关系2. a relationship (between facts, events etc). （事物之间的）关系，关联 3. (in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc. to establish friendly relations. 关系，交往 reˈlationship noun1. the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people. He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships. （友谊）关系 2. the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected. Is there any relationship between crime and poverty? 关联，联系 3. the state of being related by birth or because of marriage. 亲属关系relative (ˈrelətiv) noun a member of one's family; a relation. All his relatives attended the funeral.亲戚 adjective1. compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc. the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.相对的2. (of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned. the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.比较的relatively (ˈrelətivli) adverb when compared to someone or something else. He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking. 相对地，比较而言比较地

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relative

(rĕl′ə-tĭv)adj. Considered in comparison or relation to something else: an animal with a large brain relative to body size; the relative quiet of the suburbs.n.a. A person related to another by heredity, adoption, or marriage.b. A species or other taxon that shares a common ancestor, usually a relatively recent ancestor, with another: The jaguar is a relative of the lion.

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polycythemia

Any ↑ RBC mass. See Relative polycythemia, Secondary polycythemia. Polycythemia types Relative RBC mass is above normal but not pathologic. See Relative polycythemia. Secondary to various physiopathologic mechanisms, usually hypoxia or ↑ erythropoietin secretion Neoplastic, ie polycythemia vera, see there &nbsp. ;.

Patient discussion about relative

Q. how is dementia and alcoholism related A. Alcohol can cause dementia through nutritional deficiencies (e.g. B1, or thiamine deficiency, causing Wernicke encephalopathy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke's_encephalopathy) and probably also through direct effect on the brain. It can also cause a rare neurological disorder called Marchiafava-Bignami disease that results from damage to the brain tissue in certain areas.
Further more alcohol may cause hepatic damage that can cause alteration in consciousness and dementia.
You can read more here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_effects_of_alcohol#Nervous_system

Q. do you have information or articles on skin eczema that is related to depression, especially in men? A. If you are looking for professional articles, then here's one to start with:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18624873?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Q. Have alcohol-related crashes decreased in other states when they lowered the limit? I have a doubt even after updating with the local news. Have alcohol-related crashes decreased in other states when they lowered the limit?A. Wisconsin has seen nearly a two percent decrease in alcohol-related crashes and almost a fourteen percent decrease in alcohol-related fatalities a year after implementing a .08 law. Since South Dakota put .08 in effect in 2002, alcohol-related crashes have decreased by 2.1 percent from the average of the previous three years.

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