| facioplasty | Plastic surgery involving the face. Origin: facio-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facioplegia | Synonym: facial paralysis. Origin: facio-+ G. Plege, a stroke (05 Mar 2000) |
| facioscapulohumeral atrophy | A relatively benign type of muscular dystrophy commencing in childhood and slowly progressive; characterised by wasting and weakness, sometimes asymmetrical, mainly of the muscles of the face, shoulder girdle, and arms; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: facioscapulohumeral atrophy, Landouzy-Dejerine dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy | A relatively benign type of muscular dystrophy commencing in childhood and slowly progressive; characterised by wasting and weakness, sometimes asymmetrical, mainly of the muscles of the face, shoulder girdle, and arms; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: facioscapulohumeral atrophy, Landouzy-Dejerine dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FACNM | <abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FACNP | <abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Physicians. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FACOG | <abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facound | Speech; eloquence. "Her facound eke full womanly and plain." (Chaucer) Origin: F. Faconde, L. Facundia. See Facund. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| FACP | <abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Physicians, or of Prosthodontists. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FACR | <abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Radiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FACS | <abbreviation> 1. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter. 2. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facsimile | Origin: L. Fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere = to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile. A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| FACSM | <abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| faction | 1. One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colours) in the games of the circus. 2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good. 3. Tumult; discord; dissension. "They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves." (Clarendon) Synonym: Combination, clique, junto. See Cabal. Origin: L. Factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. Faction See Fashion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| factitial dermatitis | Self-induced skin lesions resulting from habitual rubbing, scratching or hair-pulling, malingering, or mental disturbance. Synonym: dermatitis autophytica, factitial dermatitis, feigned eruption. (05 Mar 2000) |