FES

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FES (plural FESs)

  1. (traumatology) Initialism of fat embolism syndrome.
    • 2020, chapter 66, in Michael A. Gropper, editor, Miller's anesthesia, →ISBN, page 2145:
      After long bone fractures, some lung dysfunction occurs in almost all patients, ranging from minor laboratory abnormalities to full blown fat embolism syndrome (FES).