| fa veolus | A small pit or depression. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of favus, honeycomb (05 Mar 2000) |
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| FA virus | A strain of mouse encephalomyelitis virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fab | <immunology> Fragment of immunoglobulin prepared by papain treatment. Fab fragments (45 kD) consist of one light chain linked through a disulphide bond to a portion of the heavy chain and contain one antigen binding site. They can be considered as univalent antibodies. (18 Nov 1997) |
| FAB classification | <haematology> The classification of acute myeloid leukaemia on the basis of bone marrow and peripheral blood features. M0: Acute myeloid leukaemia with minimal evidence of myeloid differentiation. M1: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia. M2: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia with differentiation. M3: Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. M4: Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia. M5: Acute monocytic leukaemia. M6: Acute erythroleukaemia. M7: Acute megakaryocytic leukaemia. Acronym: FAB (07 Apr 1998) |
| Fab fragment | The antigen-binding fragment of an immunoglobulin molecule, consisting of both a light chain and part of a heavy chain. Synonym: Fab piece. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fab piece | The antigen-binding fragment of an immunoglobulin molecule, consisting of both a light chain and part of a heavy chain. Synonym: Fab piece. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fabavirus | A genus of the family comoviridae with a wide host range among dicotyledons and some monocotyledons. They are transmitted nonpersistently by aphids. The type species is broad bean wilt virus 1. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fabella | <anatomy> One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals. Source: Websters Dictionary Origin: NL, dim. Of L. Faba a bean. (01 Mar 1998) |
| Faber's anaemia | A form of chronic hypochromic microcytic anaemia associated with achlorhydria or achylia gastrica; observed most frequently in women in the third to fifth decades. Synonym: Faber's anaemia, Faber's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Faber's syndrome | A form of chronic hypochromic microcytic anaemia associated with achlorhydria or achylia gastrica; observed most frequently in women in the third to fifth decades. Synonym: Faber's anaemia, Faber's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Faber, Knud | <person> Danish physician, 1862-1956. See: Faber's anaemia, Faber's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fabian | Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. Fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions. Origin: L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to Fabius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fabism | Synonym: favism. Origin: L. Faba, bean (05 Mar 2000) |
| fabric mulch | <botany> Polypropylene material placed on the ground around plants to prevent weed growth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fabrication | <psychiatry> Telling false tales as true; e.g., the malingering of symptoms or illness or feigning an incorrect response or calculation during a psychological or mental status examination. Synonym: fabulation. (05 Mar 2000) |