familial

(redirected from familial periodic fever)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical.
Related to familial periodic fever: familial periodic paralysis

familial

[fə′mil·yəl]
(biology)
Of, pertaining to, or occurring among the members of a family.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Comorbid rash and fever isn't enough to diagnose a familial periodic fever syndrome.
There are distinct patterns of ancestry for familial periodic fever syndromes and the genes have been circulating for generations, said Dr.
Following are the familial periodic fever syndromes she described:
Periodic fever syndromes are rare, erupt on skin

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?