| FJRM | full joint range of movement |
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| FRJM | full range joint movement |
| FROM | full range of movements |
| AAROM | active assertive range of motion; active-assisted range of motion |
| PROM | passive range of motion; premature rupture of fetal membranes; prolonged rupture of fetal membranes;... |
| full denture | A dental prosthesis which is a substitute for the lost natural dentition and associated structures of the maxillae or mandible. Synonym: full denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| full-hearted | Full of courage or confidence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| full liquid diet | A diet consisting only of liquids but including cream soups, ice cream, and milk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full orthodontic treatment | <dentistry> Getting braces (08 Jan 1998) |
| full-thickness burn | A burn involving destruction of the entire skin; deep third-degree burns extend into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often cause much scarring. Synonym: full-thickness burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness flap | A flap of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness graft | A graft of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blood glucose meter | A machine that helps test how much glucose (sugar) is in the blood. A specially coated strip containing a fresh sample of blood is inserted in a machine, when then calculates the correct level of glucose in the blood sample and shows the result in a digital display. Some meters have a memory that can store results from multiple tests. (09 Oct 1997) |
| candle-meter | A unit of light or illumination; the reception of a luminous flux of 1 lumen per square meter of surface. Synonym: candle-meter, meter-candle. Abbreviation: lx Origin: L. Light (05 Mar 2000) |
| range | The set of conditions throughout which an organism (for example, plant species) naturally occurs. (09 Oct 1997) |
| range, normal | Normal results can fall outside the normal range. By convention, the normal range is set to cover ninety-five percent (95%) of values from a normal population. Five percent (5%) of normal results therefore fall outside the normal range. (12 Dec 1998) |
| range of accommodation | The distance between an object viewed with minimal refractivity of the eye and one viewed with maximal accommodation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| range of convergence | The distance between the near point and far point of convergence. Synonym: range of convergence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| range of motion | The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury, the knee may for example lack 10 degrees of full extension. (12 Dec 1998) |
| range of motion, articular | Range through which a joint can be extended and flexed. This is frequently assessed following surgery of the joint. (12 Dec 1998) |