| familial cancer syndrome |
Any genetic predisposition to cancer that is found in several generations of a kindred. Some recognized cancer syndromes that recur in families include the multiple endocrine neoplasias, retinoblastoma, familial polyposi
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| familial disease |
A disease that occurs in several members of the same family.
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| familial osteochondrodystrophy |
Morquio's syndrome. SEE: mucopolysaccharidosis IV.
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| Family and Medical Leave Act |
ABBR: FMLA. A federal law, enacted in 1993, that requires large employers to grant 12 weeks of unpaid leave to long-standing employees for compelling medical or family reasons.
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| family care leave |
Permission to be absent from work to care for a family member who is pregnant, ill, disabled, or incapacitated.
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