| ACFAO | American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine |
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| CFW | Carworth farm [mouse], Webster strain |
| col | collection; colicin; collagen; colony; colored; column; strain [Lat. cola] |
| CVS | cardiovascular surgery; cardiovascular system; challenge virus strain; chorionic villi sampling; cle... |
| HDCS | human diploid cell strain |
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| pain, ankle | The ankle is a hinged joint. The severity of ankle sprains ranges from mild (which can resolve within 24 hours) to severe (which can require surgical repair). Tendinitis of the ankle can be caused by trauma or inflammatory arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| central bone of ankle | A bone of the tarsus on the medial side of the foot articulating with the head of the talus, the three cuneiform bones, and occasionally the cuboid. Synonym: os naviculare, central bone of ankle, os centrale tarsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibular collateral ligament of ankle | The calcaneofibular ligament, anterior talofibular ligament, and posterior talofibular ligament together maintaining the integrity of the lateral aspect of the talocrural joint. Synonym: fibular collateral ligament of ankle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral collateral ligament of ankle | The calcaneofibular ligament, anterior talofibular ligament, and posterior talofibular ligament together maintaining the integrity of the lateral aspect of the talocrural joint. Synonym: fibular collateral ligament of ankle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ligament, ankle | Three ligamentous fasciculi present on the lateral side of the ankle joint considered collectively: pars tibiocalcanea (the calcaneotibial ligament), pars tibiotalaris anterior (the anterior talotibial ligament), pars tibiotalaris posterior (the posterior talotibial ligament). It is a common site of injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brucella strain 19 vaccine | A live bacterial vaccine prepared from an attenuated variant strain of Brucella abortus (strain 19); used for vaccinating cattle against brucellosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recombinant strain | <molecular biology> A cell or an individual with a new combination of genes not found together in either parent, usually applied to linked genes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| carrier strain | A bacterial strain that is contaminated with a bacteriophage of low infectivity. Synonym: pseudolysogenic strain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cell strain | <cell culture> Cells adapted to culture, but with finite division potential. See: cell line. (26 Mar 1998) |
| voice strain | The development of hoarse voice secondary to overuse. (27 Sep 1997) |
| rough strain | <microbiology> Bacterial strains that have altered outer cell wall carbohydrate chains causing colonies on agar to change their appearance from smooth to dull. In Streptococci the smooth strains are virulent whereas the rough strains are not. This is partly because the rough strains are much more readily phagocytosed. (17 Dec 1997) |
| wild strain | <virology> A viral strain found naturally, as opposed to one created in the laboratory. (09 Oct 1997) |
| wild-type strain | A strain found in nature or a standard strain. See: auxotrophic strains, prototrophic strains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenic strain | An inbred strain of animals produced by continued crossing of a gene of one line onto another inbred (isogenic) line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscle strain | An acute tearing injury to muscle. Usually associated with a small amount of bleeding (haematoma) into the injured muscle tissue. (27 Sep 1997) |