| LF | labile factor; lactoferrin; laryngofissure; Lassa fever; latex fixation; left foot; left forearm; le... |
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| LFD | lactose-free diet; large for date [fetus]; late fetal death; lateral facial dysplasia; least fatal d... |
| MF | magnetic field; meat free; medium frequency; megafarad; membrane filler; merthiolate-formaldehyde [s... |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone [HP 1898, 2034] = LHRH = Go... |
| MAD | Major Antigenic Determinant |
| vulsellum forceps | A forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade. Synonym: volsella, vulsella, vulsellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Chamberlen forceps | The original obstetrical forceps, without a curvature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graefe forceps | A small thumb forceps with one horizontal row of six or eight delicate teeth across each tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubber dam clamp forceps | A forceps with pronged jaws designed to engage the jaws of a rubber dam clamp so that they may be separated to pass over the widest buccolingual contour of a tooth. Synonym: rubber dam clamp forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clamp forceps | A forceps with pronged jaws designed to engage the jaws of a rubber dam clamp so that they may be separated to pass over the widest buccolingual contour of a tooth. Synonym: rubber dam clamp forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minor forceps | Frontal radiation of the corpus callosum; that part of the fibre radiation of the corpus callosum which bends forward toward the frontal pole of the cerebrum. Synonym: forceps minor, forceps anterior, frontal part of corpus callosum, pars frontalis corporis callosi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clip forceps | A small forceps with spring catch to hold a bleeding vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Piper's forceps | Obstetrical forceps used to facilitate delivery of the head in breech presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mosquito forceps | A small haemostat, straight or curved, with or without teeth; used to hold delicate tissue or for haemostasis. Synonym: mosquito forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouse-tooth forceps | A forceps with one or two fine points at the tip of each blade, fitting into hollows between the points on the opposite blade. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willett's forceps | An obsolete term for a traction forceps used to treat placenta previa by pulling the foetal head down against the placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cup biopsy forceps | A slender flexible forceps with movable cup-shaped jaws, used to obtain biopsy specimens by introduction through a specially designed endoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemostatic forceps | A forceps with a catch for locking the blades, used for seizing the end of a blood vessel to control haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutting forceps | A forceps with sharp blades. Synonym: cutting forceps. Origin: G. Labis, pincers, + tome, an incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| high forceps delivery | Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head before engagement has taken place. (05 Mar 2000) |