| fem | female; femur, femoral |
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| FFU | femur-fibula-ulna [syndrome]; focal forming unit |
| FL | fatty liver; feline leukemia; femur length; fibers of Luschka; fibroblast-like; filtration leukapher... |
| UPF | universal proximal femur [prosthesis] |
| LIP | Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia |
| intercondylar line of femur | A faint transverse ridge separating the floor of the intercondylar fossa from the popliteal surface of the femur; it affords attachment to the posterior portion of the articular capsule of the knee. Synonym: linea intercondylaris femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| femur | <anatomy> The large bone in the thigh that articulates with the pelvis above and the knee below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| femur head | The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| femur head necrosis | Aseptic or avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The major types are idiopathic (primary), as a complication of fractures or dislocations, and legg-perthes disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lateral condyle of femur | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral epicondyle of femur | The epicondylus located proximal to the lateral condyle. Synonym: epicondylus lateralis ossis femoris, lateral femoral tuberosity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligament of head of femur | A flattened ligament that passes from the fovea in the head of the femur to the borders of the acetabular notch (transverse acetabular ligament); developmentally, an artery passes to the head of the femur with the ligament which may or may not persist into adulthood; the ligament does not contribute to the integrity of the joint or control movements there. Synonym: ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres femoris, round ligament of femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetabular lip | A fibrocartilaginous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum of the hip bone. Synonym: labrum acetabulare, acetabular lip, circumferential cartilage, cotyloid ligament, ligamentum cotyloideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior lip of uterine os | The portion of the vaginal part of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between the ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix. It is slightly shorter than labium posterius. Synonym: labium anterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular lip | A fibrocartilaginous lip around the margin of the concave portion of some joints. Synonym: labrum articulare, articular lip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular lip of limbus of spiral lamina | vestibular labium of limbus of spiral lamina |
| glenoidal lip | A ring of fibrocartilage attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity of the scapula to increase its depth. Synonym: labrum glenoidale, articular margin, circumferential cartilage, glenoid ligament, glenoidal lip, ligamentum glenoidale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhombic lip | The thickened alar plate of the embryonic rhombencephalon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cleft lip | <embryology, paediatrics> A genetic disorder that results in the failure of fusion in the upper lip. Also seen commonly in association with cleft palate. (13 Nov 1997) |
| posterior lip of uterine os | The portion of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium posteriorly. It is slightly longer than labium anterius, intervening between the cervical canal and the posterior fornix of the vagina. Synonym: labium posterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |