| ASHFSA | American Society for Hospital Food Service Administrators |
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| DAF | decay-accelerating factor; delayed auditory feedback; drug-adulterated food |
| FCI | fixed-cell immunofluorescence; food chemical intolerance |
| FCT | food composition table; fucosyl transferase |
| FDA | fluorescein diacetate; Food and Drug Administration; right frontoanterior [position of the fetus] |
| food ball | A gastric concretion formed of vegetable fibres, with the seeds and skins of fruits, and sometimes starch granules and fat globules. Synonym: food ball. Origin: phyto-+ bezoar (05 Mar 2000) |
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| food-borne botulism | A form of botulism that results from the ingestion of clostridium botulinum spores or toxin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| food colouring agents | Natural or synthetic dyes used as colouring agents in processed foods. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food contamination | The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. Chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food deprivation | The withholding of food in a structured experimental situation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food dispensers, automatic | Mechanical food dispensing machines. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food-drug interactions | The pharmacological result, either desirable or undesirable, of drugs interacting with components of the diet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food fever | A disorder seen primarily in childhood, consisting of a sudden rise of temperature accompanied by marked digestive disturbances, which lasts from a few days to several weeks; believed to be a form of food poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| food, formulated | Food and dietary formulations including elemental (chemically defined formula) diets, synthetic and semisynthetic diets, space diets, weight-reduction formulas, tube-feeding diets, complete liquid diets, and supplemental liquid and solid diets. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food habits | Acquired or learned food preferences. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food handling | Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or delivery of food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food hypersensitivity | Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens ingested in food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food impaction | The forcible wedging of food between adjacent teeth during mastication, producing gingival recession and pocket formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| food industry | The industry concerned with processing, preparing, preserving, distributing, and serving of foods and beverages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food infection | Microbial infection resulting from ingestion of contaminated food. (09 Oct 1997) |