FBLN5
FBLN5: The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 5. See: Fibulin 5.
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- Fever, Ebola virus Definition
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- Fever, epidemic hemorrhagic
Fever, epidemic hemorrhagic: A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and pain in the muscles, joints and abdomen with nausea and vomiting followed by bleeding into the kidney and elsewhere. Known also as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Many arboviruses (including those in the […]
- Fever, familial Mediterranean (FMF)
Fever, familial Mediterranean (FMF): An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other symptoms include arthritis, chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity, and skin rashes. Between attacks, the patient seems healthy. Amyloidosis (the abnormal deposition of a particular protein, called amyloid, in various tissues of the […]
- Fever, five-day
Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is estimated to have affected more than a million people in Russia and on the fronts in Europe. Trench fever was again a major problem in the military […]