| factor IX |
protein involved in the process of blood coagulation, lacking in certain forms of haemophilia.
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| facial nerve |
The seventh cranial nerve; cranial nerve VII is responsible for facial movement and expression and taste at the front of the tongue.
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| facies |
Face, countenance, expression. A facial expression suggestive, diagnostic. or pathognomonic (indicative) of a specific diagnosis or condition. For example, the hippocratic facies with a pinched expression, sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, and a leaden complexion is seen in people about to die. Numerous genetic syndromes have characteristic facies, and many children with minor dysmorphic (atypical) features have a peculiar, if non-diagnostic, facies. ...
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| factitious disorder |
The reporting of or presence of symptoms of an actual mental or physical disorder that, on investigation, are found to be purposely created by the patient. See also M?chausen syndrome by proxy and malingering.
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| face validity |
A test is said to have face validity if a reading of the items appears to reflect the areas that the test purports to measure. Face validity alone is insufficient to judge the value of the test. It is but one aspect of content validity, which can be evaluated by a panel of experts.
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