familial mediterranean fever

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Definition of familial mediterranean fever in English English dictionary

a hereditary inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent fever, that affects groups of people originating from around the Mediterranean Sea, including Armenians, Sephardi Jews, Greeks, and Arabs

Armenian disease

Mediterranean fever

Hyphenation

fa·mil·ial Me·di·ter·ra·ne·an fe·ver

Turkish pronunciation

fımîlyıl medıtıreyniın fivır

Synonyms

armenian disease

Pronunciation

/fəˈməlyəl ˌmedətərˈānēən ˈfēvər/ /fəˈmɪljəl ˌmɛdətɜrˈeɪniːən ˈfiːvɜr/