| ACMP | alveolar-capillary membrane permeability |
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| AEA | alcohol, ether, and acetone [solution]; apocrine membrane antigen |
| AMA | against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical A... |
| ATMA | antithyroid plasma membrane antibody |
| AWBM | alveolar wall basement membrane |
| extracapsular fracture | A fracture at the articular extremity of a bone, but outside of the line of attachment of the capsular ligament of the joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| extraoral fracture appliance | A device used for extraoral reduction and fixation of maxillary or mandibular fractures, in which pins, clamps, or screws interjoined with metal or acrylic connectors are used to align the fractured segments. See: external pin fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fatigue fracture | Fracture that occurs in bone subject to repeated or unusual subliminal, endogenous stress, most often transverse in configuration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unstable fracture | A fracture with an intrinsic tendency to slip out of place after reduction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ununited fracture | A fracture in which union fails to occur, the ends of the bone becoming rounded and eburnated, and a false joint occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kocher fracture | <radiology> Osteochondral fracture of the capitellum (12 Dec 1998) |
| fissured fracture | A fracture running parallel with the long axis of the bone. Synonym: fissured fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal fracture | A fracture of one or more bones of a foetus occurring before birth. Synonym: foetal fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folding fracture | A deformity in children consisting of a local bulging caused by the longitudinal compression of the soft bone; it occurs commonly in the radius or ulna or both. Synonym: folding fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fracture | <orthopaedics> A break or rupture in the cortex of bone. The act of breaking a bone. Origin: L. Fractura, from frangere = to break (09 Oct 1997) |
| fracture bed | A narrow, extra-firm bed for treatment of fractures; usually incorporates an overhead frame for traction apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fracture by contrecoup | Skull fracture at a point distant from the site of impact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fracture dislocation | Dislocation associated with or accompanied by a fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fracture fixation | The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fracture fixation, internal | The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. (12 Dec 1998) |