| FAR | Federal acquisitions regulation; fractional albumin rate; fresh bone marrow |
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| FF | degree of fineness of abrasive particles; fat-free; father factor; fecal frequency; fertility factor... |
| FFP | freedom from progression; fresh frozen plasma |
| FGF | father's grandfather; fibroblast growth factor; fresh gas flow |
| fw | fresh water |
| Sweet, Robert Douglas | <person> 20th century English dermatologist. See: Sweet's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sweet-scented | Having a sweet scent or smell; fragrant. <botany> Sweet-scented shrub, a shrub of the genus Calycanthus, the flowers of which, when crushed, have a fragrance resembling that of strawberries. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sweet's disease | A rare dermatosis, predominant in women, of rapid onset and characterised by plaque-like lesions, usually multiple, on the face, neck, and upper extremities, accompanied by conjunctivitis, mucosal lesions, fever, malaise, arthralgia, and peripheral blood neutrophilia in many cases; biopsy reveals polymorphonuclear infiltrate of the dermis; rapid remission occurs with systemic steroid therapy. Synonym: Sweet's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sweet-sop | <botany> A kind of custard apple (Anona squamosa). See Custard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sweet's syndrome | <syndrome> This rare condition is characterised by red-brown plaques and nodules that are frequently painful and occur primarily on the head, neck and upper extremities. The patients will also have fever and increased white blood cell counts (neutrophils). In approximately 10% of the patients there is an associated malignancy, most commonly acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia. The idiopathic form (unknown cause) of Sweet's syndrome is seen more often in females following a respiratory tract infection. (19 Jan 1998) |