See Also: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)(health)
Familial Mediterranean Fever(health)
FMF (familial Mediterranean fever)(health)
Fever, familial Mediterranean (FMF)(health)
Familial Mediterranean fever(medicine)
Fever, Mediterranean(health)
Mediterranean fever(medicine)
fever, mediterranean(medicine)
Mediterranean exanthematous fever(medicine)
localize(dictionary)

FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) (health) and localize (oh)


FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) (health)


An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other symptoms include arthritis, chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity, and skin rashes. Between attacks, the patient seems healthy. Amyloidosis (the abnormal deposition of a particular protein, called amyloid, in various tissues of the body) is a potentially serious complication and can develop without overt attacks of FMF. The kidney is a prime target for the amyloid.





localize (oh)



to find out exactly where something is
::A mechanic is trying to localize the fault.
to limit the effect that something has, or the size of area it covers
::They hoped to localize the fighting.
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