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Diseases and Medical Conditions D-F provides down-to-earth, comprehensive definitions of hundreds of ailments and illnesses beginning with the letters D-F. Each listing identifies causes, incidence and risk factors, notes symptoms, outlines tests and discusses treatments and support groups where applicable.

Featured Article:  Dental Cavities

Dental cavities are holes that affect tooth structure due to tooth decay. Learn about dental cavity causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention. See more »

Factor VII Deficiency

Factor VII deficiency is a disorder of blood clotting from factor VII plasma protein deficiency. Learn about factor VII deficiency causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Factor X Deficiency

Factor X deficiency is a disorder of blood clotting from factor X plasma protein deficiency. Learn about factor X deficiency causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Factor XII (Hageman Factor) Deficiency

Factor XII (Hageman factor) deficiency causes slow blood clotting from factor XII plasma protein deficiency. Learn about factor XII deficiency causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Failure To Thrive

Failure to thrive (FTT) is abnormal weight or weight gain rate of a child relative to peers. Learn about FTT causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

Familial combined hyperlipidemia is inherited levels of high blood triglyceride. Learn about familial combined hyperlipidemia causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Familial Dysbetalipoproteinemia

Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia is inherited levels of high blood cholesterol and triglyceride. Learn about Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic condition causing high LDL cholesterol levels at birth. Learn about familial hypercholesterolemia causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Familial Hypertriglyceridemia

Familial hypertriglyceridemia is a genetic condition causing high triglyceride levels in the blood. Learn about familial hypertriglyceridemia causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency

Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency information from HowStuffWorks. Learn about causes, symptoms and treatments of Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency.

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Familial Mediterranean Fever

Familial Mediterranean fever is an inherited disorder of recurring fever and inflammation. Learn about familial Mediterranean fever causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Familial Tremor

Familial tremor is a neurological disease causing involuntary shaking or voice trembling. Learn about familial tremor causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Fanconi Syndrome

Fanconi’s syndrome causes excretion of compounds intended for absorption leading to medical complications. Learn about Fanconi’s syndrome causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Fanconi's Anemia

Fanconi's anemia is a bone marrow disease causing decrease production of all blood cell types. Learn about Fanconi’s anemia causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Farsightedness

Farsightedness or hyperopia is difficulty seeing objects that are nearby. Learn about farsightedness causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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Febrile Seizures

Febrile seizures are seizures in children caused by a rapid increase in body temperature. Learn about febrile seizure causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Fecal Impaction

Fecal impaction is a dry hard mass of fecal matter due to constipation that is unable to be excreted. Learn about fecal impaction causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Feeding Disorder Of Infancy And Early Childhood

Feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood is a child’s failure to obtain adequate nutrition. Learn about feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Felty Syndrome

Felty’s syndrome is a variant of rheumatoid arthritis that decreases white blood cell count. Learn about Felty’s syndrome causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Female Pattern Baldness

Female pattern baldness is a typical patter of women’s hair loss due to hormones, aging or genes. Learn about female pattern baldness causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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Femoral Hernia

Femoral hernia is the protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall near the groin or thigh. Learn about femoral hernia causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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