| FA | false aneurysm; Families Anonymous; Fanconi anemia; far advanced; fatty acid; febrile antigen; femor... |
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| FN | false negative; fibronectin; fluoride number |
| Fneg | false negative |
| FNF | false-negative fraction; femoral neck fracture |
| FNT | false neurochemical transmitter; farnesyltransferase |
| neuropathic albuminuria | Albuminuria associated with epilepsy or other convulsive disorders, trauma to the brain, and cerebral haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dietetic albuminuria | <nephrology> The excretion of protein in the urine following the ingestion of certain foods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermittent albuminuria | <nephrology> Functional albuminuria occurring at intervals, such as cyclic albuminuria or albuminuria of athletes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orthostatic albuminuria | The appearance of albumin in the urine when the patient is erect and its disappearance when recumbent. Synonym: orthostatic proteinuria, postural proteinuria, postural albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transient albuminuria | Albuminuria of a temporary or short-lived nature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| essential albuminuria | A collective term for types that are not the result of pathologic changes in the kidneys. Synonym: essential albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| febrile albuminuria | Albuminuria associated with fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional albuminuria | A collective term denoting types of benign albuminuria that are associated with physical exertion or other conditions in which there are physiologic changes such as during pregnancy or adolescence. Synonym: physiologic albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lordotic albuminuria | So-called on the theory that the albuminuria results from pressure due to lordosis in the lumbar spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aneurysm, false | An aneurysm in which the entire wall is injured and the blood is contained by the surrounding tissues, with eventual formation of a sac communicating with the artery or heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| positive, false | A result that is erroneously positive when a situation is normal. An example of a false positive: a particular test designed to detect cancer of the toenail is positive but the person does not have toenail cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| negative, false | A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular test designed to detect cancer of the toenail is negative but the person has toenail cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| false | 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness. 2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises. "I to myself was false, ere thou to me." (Milton) 3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement. 4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colours; false jewelry. "False face must hide what the false heart doth know." (Shak) 5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar. "Whose false foundation waves have swept away." (Spenser) 6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. 7. Not in tune. False arch, construction works to facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding, bridge centering, etc. Origin: L. Falsus, p.p. Of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. Faus, fals, F. Faux, and AS. Fals fraud. See Fail, Fall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| false agglutination | 1. Agglomeration of particles in solution which does not involve antigen-antibody combination. Synonym: false agglutination. Synonym: rouleaux formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false anaemia | Pallor of the skin and mucous membranes without the blood changes of anaemia. Synonym: false anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |