| EFH | explosive follicular hyperplasia |
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| EFP | early follicular phase; effective filtration pressure; endoneural fluid pressure |
| FA | false aneurysm; Families Anonymous; Fanconi anemia; far advanced; fatty acid; febrile antigen; femor... |
| FBL | follicular basal lamina |
| FCC | follicular center cells |
| psoriasis rupioides | Psoriasis with concentric tiers of scales which give the appearance of the layering of an oyster shell. Synonym: psoriasis rupioides. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psoriasis spondylitica | Psoriasis associated with an ankylosing spondylitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis universalis | A generalised psoriasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pustular psoriasis | An extensive exacerbation of psoriasis, with pustule formation in the normal and psoriatic skin, fever, and granulocytosis; sometimes precipitated by oral steroids. Synonym: generalised pustular psoriasis of Zambusch. A local pustular eruption of the palms and soles, occurring most commonly in a patient with psoriasis; difficult to distinguish from acrodermatitis continua. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute follicular conjunctivitis | An obsolete term for acute viral conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenocarcinoma, follicular | An adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, in which the cells are arranged in the form of follicles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, papillary, follicular | A thyroid neoplasm of mixed papillary and follicular arrangement. Its biological behaviour and prognosis is the same as that of a papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| giant follicular lymphoblastoma | <tumour> A malignant lymphoma arising from lymphoid follicular B-cells which may be small or large, growing in a nodular pattern. Synonym: follicular lymphoma, giant follicular lymphoblastoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| giant follicular thyroiditis | A variant of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in which lymphocytic infiltrate in thyroid has formed into giant follicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic follicular conjunctivitis | Indolent inflammation of the conjunctiva, with discrete follicles in fornices that may be infective, toxic, or irritant in nature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucinosis, follicular | A disease of the pilosebaceous unit, presenting clinically as grouped follicular papules or plaques with associated hair loss. It is caused by mucinous infiltration of tissues, and usually involving the scalp, face, and neck. It may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to mycosis fungoides or reticulosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| inverted follicular keratosis | A solitary benign epithelial tumour of infundibular hair follicle origin occurring on the face, consisting of a lobulated epidermal downgrowth of keratinizing squamous cells with a pattern of eddies or whorls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular | 1. Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or follicles. 2. <medicine> Affecting the follicles; as, follicular pharyngitis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| follicular abscess | An abscess in a hair, tonsillar, or other follicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular adenoma | <tumour> An adenoma of the thyroid with a simple glandular pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |