| ERF | Education and Research Foundation; external rotation in flexion; Eye Research Foundation |
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| IHF | Industrial Health Foundation; integration host factor; International Hospital Foundation |
| NAF | nafcillin; National Amputation Foundation; National Ataxia Foundation; net acid flux |
| NOF | National Osteopathic Foundation; National Osteoporosis Foundation |
| AHSP | AIDS Health Services Program [of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation] |
| denture foundation area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| denture foundation surface | That portion of the surface of a denture which has its contour determined by the impression and bears the greater part of the occlusal load. Synonym: denture basal surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foundation | A base; a supporting structure. (05 Mar 2000) |