| ft | Abbreviation for foot, a measure of length. For example, 6 ft. Is 1.83 meters. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| FTA-ABS | <abbreviation> Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption. See: fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FTA-ABS test | <investigation> A sensitive and specific serologic test for syphilis. It is more specific than the VDRL assay. The patient's serum is diluted to remove non-specific antibodies and then mixed on a glass slide with Nichol's strain of Treponema pallidum. If antibodies are present in the patient's serum they bind to the antigen and the bound antibodies are detected with fluoresceinated antihuman gamma-globulin antibody. Synonym: FTA-ABS test. (12 Sep2002) |
| FTI | <abbreviation> 1. free thyroxine index. 2. farnesyltransferase inhibitor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ftiction | 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body with the hand, with flannel, or with a brush etc, to excite the skin to healthy action. 2. <mechanics> The resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding motion, or to rolling motion. 3. A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or work; a disagreement tending to prevent or retard progress. <medicine> Angle of friction, one of the wheels in frictional gearing. See Frictional. Origin: L. Frictio, fr. Fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. Friction. See Fray to rub, arid cf. Dentifrice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ftsZ | <molecular biology> Filamentous temperature sensitive gene from E. Coli, the product of which is a novel GTP-binding protein (43 kD) that may be involved in signalling. The protein has GTPase activity and is widely distributed in bacterial species. Nature 359: 251 (18 Nov 1997) |
| ftuitful | Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. Fruit"fully, Fruit"fulness, "Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth." (Gen. I. 28) "[Nature] By disburdening grows More fruitful." (Milton) "The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy." (Addison) Synonym: Fertile, prolific, productive, fecund, plentiful, rich, abundant, plenteous. See Fertile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |