| FM | face mask; facilities management; family medicine; feedback mechanism; fetal movement; fibromuscular... |
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| IFF | inner fracture face |
| MCF | macrophage chemotactic factor; median cleft face; medium corpuscular fragility; microcomplement fixa... |
| face-bow record | <dentistry> A registration utilizing a face-bow of the position of the hinge axis and/or the condyles; the face-bow record is used to orient the maxillary cast to the opening and closing axis of the articulator. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| face form | The outline form of the face, the outline form of the face from an anterior view. (05 Mar 2000) |
| face peel | <procedure> Removal of skin blemishes such as wrinkles, freckles, or acne scars by chemical agents producing injury (trichloracetic, phenol, or other organic acids) or solid carbon dioxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| face validity | The extent to which the items of a test or procedure appear superficially to sample that which is to be measured. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinematic face-bow | adjustable axis face-bow |
| foetal face syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome of facies resembling an early foetus with short forearms, and genital hypoplasia at birth, but without evidence of achondroplasia; leads to dwarfism without mental retardation. Synonym: Robinow's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forming face | The side of the Golgi apparatus which faces the rough endoplasmic reticulum, where vesicles budding off of the rough endoplasmic reticulum fuse to the Golgi apparatus. Also called the cis side of the Golgi apparatus. (09 Oct 1997) |
| frog face | The appearance caused by broadening of the nose which occurs in certain cases of nasal polyps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ant bird | <zoology> See Ant bird, under Ant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird | 1. Orig, a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). "That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird." (Shak) "The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes." (Tyndale (Matt. Viii. 20)) 2. <zoology> A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves. 3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. 4. A girl; a maiden. "And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry." (Campbell) Arabian bird, the phenix. Bird of Jove, the eagle. Bird of Juno, the peacock. Bird louse, a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged. Origin: OE. Brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. Bridd young bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird-breeder's disease | <chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to components of the bird or bird droppings. (19 Jan 1998) |
| bird-breeder's lung | <chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to components of the bird or bird droppings. (19 Jan 1998) |
| bird cherry | <botany> A shrub (Prunus Padus) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird diseases | Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from poultry diseases which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bird-fancier's lung | <chest medicine> A respiratory disorder due to an acquired hypersensitivity to the dust of bird droppings. It is often seen in pigeon breeder's, and is a form of extrinsic allergic alveolitis. The antigen protein is from bird serum, droppings, or feathers (12 Dec 1998) |