familial Mediterranean fevers

A form of familial Mediterranean fever — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of familial Mediterranean fever
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