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familial Mediterranean fever

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Armenian disease, Mediterranean erythematous fever, Mediterranean fever

Antonyms: none provided

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պարբերական հիվանդություն (parberakan hivandutʻyun) — inflammatory disorder
  • Armenian: երեւանյան հիվանդություն (erewanyan hivandutʻyun) — inflammatory disorder
  • Armenian: հայկական հիվանդություն (haykakan hivandutʻyun) — inflammatory disorder
  • Galician: febre familiar mediterránea — inflammatory disorder
  • Spanish: fiebre mediterránea familiar — inflammatory disorder