| FHA | familial hypoplastic anemia; Fellow of the Institute of Hospital Administrators; filamentous hemaggl... |
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| FHC | familial hypercholesterolemia; family health center; Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation; Fuchs heterochro... |
| FHD | familial histiocytic dermatoarthritis; family history of diabetes |
| FHH | familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia; fetal heart heard |
| FHM | familial hemiplegic migraine; fathead minnow [cells] |
| familial mediterranean fever | An inherited intestinal disorder that is characterised by recurrent fevers and intestinal inflammation. Usually has onset between the ages of 5 and 15 years and is more common in those of Mediterranean descent. Symptoms include fevers and abdominal pain. Some may also suffer from chest pains, multiple joint pains and red swollen legs. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| familial mental retardation 1 | See FMR1. (12 Dec 1998) |
| familial mental retardation protein | See FMRP. (12 Dec 1998) |
| familial microcytic anaemia | A rare type of autosomal recessive hypochromic microcytic anaemia associated with a defect of iron metabolism characterised by high serum iron, hepatic iron deposits, and absence of stainable bone marrow iron stores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial multiple endocrine adenomatosis | The presence of functioning tumours in more than one endocrine gland, commonly the pancreatic islets and parathyroid glands, which may be associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; dominant inheritance. Synonym: multiple endocrine adenomatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial nephrosis | The nephrotic syndrome appearing in sibs in infancy, without nerve deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial neuroviscerolipidosis | infantile, generalised GM1 gangliosidosis |
| familial paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis | acute recurrent rhabdomyolysis |
| familial periodic paralysis | <neurology> A rare inherited disorder, affecting men more often than women, characterised by intermittent episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. One form, known as hypokalaemic periodic paralysis, is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised by bouts of muscle weakness (or paralysis) accompanied by low serum potassium levels. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Incidence: 1 in 100,000. (27 Sep 1997) |
| familial polyposis | An inherited condition in which several hundred polyps develop in the colon and rectum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| familial polyposis coli | <gastroenterology, oncology> A inherited, disorder where there are multiple adenomatous polyps (up to several thousand) in the colon. Malignant degeneration of the polyps (to colon carcinoma) occurs in virtually 100% by age 40. Inheritance: autosomal dominant. (27 Sep 1997) |
| familial pseudoinflammatory macular degeneration | Macular degeneration that occurs during the fifth decade of life, with sudden development of a central scotoma in one eye followed rapidly by a similar lesion in the opposite eye; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Sorsby's macular degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial pseudoinflammatory maculopathy | Familial macular degeneration resembling inflammatory changes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial pyridoxine-responsive anaemia | A rare autosomal recessive hereditary hypochromic anaemia; autosomal trait, responsive to pyridoxine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial recurrent polyserositis | familial paroxysmal polyserositis |