| IPAT | Institute of Personality and Ability Testing; Iowa Pressure Articulation Test |
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| AVNFH | avascular necrosis of the femoral head |
| DFE | diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia; distal femoral epiphysis |
| FA | false aneurysm; Families Anonymous; Fanconi anemia; far advanced; fatty acid; febrile antigen; femor... |
| FABF | femoral artery blood flow |
| cricoarytenoid articulation | The synovial joint between the base of each arytenoid cartilage and the upper border of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: articulatio cricoarytenoidea, cricoarytenoid articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cricothyroid articulation | The synovial articulation between the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage and the side of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: articulatio cricothyroidea, cricothyroid articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuneonavicular articulation | The synovial joint between the anterior surface of the navicular and the posterior surfaces of the three cuneiform bones. Synonym: articulatio cuneonavicularis, cuneonavicular articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacroiliac articulation | The joint between the sacrum and ilium and associated ligaments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| proximal radioulnar articulation | The pivot synovial joint between the head of the radius and the ring formed by the radial notch of the ulna and the annular ligament. Synonym: articulatio radioulnaris proximalis, proximal radioulnar articulation, superior radioulnar joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| humeral articulation | A ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula. Synonym: articulatio humeri, glenohumeral articulation, humeral articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| humeroradial articulation | The portion of the elbow joint between the capitulum of the humerus and the head of the radius. Synonym: articulatio humeroradialis, humeroradial articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| speech articulation tests | Tests of accuracy in pronouncing speech sounds, e.g., iowa pressure articulation test, deep test of articulation, templin-darley tests of articulation, goldman-fristoe test of articulation, screening speech articulation test, arizona articulation proficiency scale. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spheroid articulation | A multiaxial synovial joint in which a more or less extensive sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint. Synonym: articulatio spheroidea, articulatio cotylica, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, socket joint, spheroid articulation, spheroid joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior tibial articulation | The plane synovial joint between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the head of the fibula. Synonym: articulatio tibiofibularis, superior tibial articulation, superior tibiofibular joint, tibiofibular articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental articulation | <dentistry> The contact relationship of the occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth when moving into and away from centric occlusion. Synonym: gliding occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| distal radioulnar articulation | The pivot synovial joint between the head of the ulna and the ulnar notch on the radius; an articular disk passes across the distal part of the joint. Synonym: articulatio radioulnaris distalis, distal radioulnar articulation, inferior radioulnar joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incudomalleolar articulation | The saddle synovial joint between the incus and the malleus. Synonym: articulatio incudomallearis, incudomalleolar articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incudostapedial articulation | The synovial joint between the lenticular process on the long crus of the incus and the head of the stapes. Synonym: articulatio incudostapedia, incudostapedial articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talocrural articulation | The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the tibia, the malleolar articular surface of the fibula, and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the talus. (12 Dec 1998) |