| FC | fasciculus cuneatus; fast component [of a neuron]; febrile convulsions; feline conjunctivitis; ferri... |
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| FCx | frontal cortex |
| FH/BC | frontal horn/bicaudate [ratio] |
| FIRDA | frontal, intermittent delta activity |
| FL | fatty liver; feline leukemia; femur length; fibers of Luschka; fibroblast-like; filtration leukapher... |
| posterior pole of lens | The central point on the posterior surface of the lens. Synonym: polus posterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superior pole | For a structure having a vertically oriented long axis, the point at the upper end of the axis, furthest from the soles of the feet; the highest point of a structure's surface. See: superior pole of kidney, superior pole of testis. Synonym: extremitas superior, superior extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior pole of kidney | The superior end of the kidney. Synonym: extremitas superior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior pole of testis | The superior end of the testis. Synonym: extremitas superior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pole | For a structure having a vertically-oriented long axis, the point at the lower end of the axis, nearest the soles of the feet; the lowest point of a structure's surface. See: inferior pole of kidney, inferior pole of testis. Synonym: extremitas inferior, inferior extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pole of kidney | The inferior end of the kidney. Synonym: extremitas inferior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pole of testis | The inferior end of the testis. Synonym: extremitas inferior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital pole | The most posterior promontory of each cerebral hemisphere; the apex of the occipital lobe. Synonym: polus occipitalis cerebri, occipital pole. Pelvic pole, the breech end of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital pole of cerebrum | The most posterior promontory of each cerebral hemisphere; the apex of the occipital lobe. Synonym: polus occipitalis cerebri, occipital pole. Pelvic pole, the breech end of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporal pole | The most prominent part of the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, a short distance below the fissure of Sylvius. Synonym: polus temporalis cerebri, temporal pole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporal pole of cerebrum | The most prominent part of the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, a short distance below the fissure of Sylvius. Synonym: polus temporalis cerebri, temporal pole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral pole | The rounded lateral end of the ovary, usually directed toward the infundibulum of the uterine tube. Synonym: extremitas tubaria ovarii, lateral pole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending frontal convolution | Bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus and anteriorly by the precentral sulcus. Synonym: gyrus precentralis, anterior central convolution, anterior central gyrus, ascending frontal convolution, ascending frontal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending frontal gyrus | Bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus and anteriorly by the precentral sulcus. Synonym: gyrus precentralis, anterior central convolution, anterior central gyrus, ascending frontal convolution, ascending frontal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blind foramen of frontal bone | <anatomy> Blind or caecal foramen of the frontal bone; the blind foramen formed immediately anterior to the crista galli by a notch at the lower end of the frontal crest and its articulation with the ethmoid bone. It is insignificant postnatally, but gives passage to vessels during development. Synonym: foramen caecum ossis frontalis, blind foramen of frontal bone, caecal foramen of frontal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |