An FHA loan is a home loan that is insured by the FHA. 1  In other words, the offers a guarantee to your bank: if you fail to repay the mortgage, FHA will step up and repay the bank instead.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a very rare, life-threatening gastro-vascular disorder characterized by a compression of the third portion of the duodenum by the abdominal aorta and the overlying superior mesenteric artery.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) refers to a group of. inherited diseases of the motor nerves that cause. muscle weakness and atrophy (wasting). The motor. nerves arise from the spinal cord and control the. muscles that are used for activities such as breathing, crawling, walking, head and neck control, and swallowing.