| HN | head and neck; head nurse; hemagglutinin neuraminidase; hematemesis neonatorum; hemorrhage of newbor... |
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| FL | 1) Fascia Lata(FL); 대퇴근막(大腿筋膜) 2) Femur Length |
| FEM | female; femur, femoral; finite element method |
| fem | female; femur, femoral |
| FFU | femur-fibula-ulna [syndrome]; focal forming unit |
pin-head pigmentation spot
| neck of femur | A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125 |
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| nutrient artery of femur | One of two artery's, superior and inferior, arising from the first and third perforating arteries respectively (sometimes second and fourth). (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercondylar line of femur | A faint transverse ridge separating the floor of the intercondylar fossa from the popliteal surface of the femur; it affords attachment to the posterior portion of the articular capsule of the knee. Synonym: linea intercondylaris femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femur | <anatomy> The large bone in the thigh that articulates with the pelvis above and the knee below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lateral condyle of femur | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral epicondyle of femur | The epicondylus located proximal to the lateral condyle. Synonym: epicondylus lateralis ossis femoris, lateral femoral tuberosity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorber head | Portion of a rebreathing anaesthesia circuit that contains carbon dioxide absorbent; often referred to as a canister. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior rectus muscle of head | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, transverse process and lateral mass of atlas; insertion, basilar process of occipital bone; action, turns and inclines head forward; nerve supply, ventral primary ramus of first and second cervical spinal nerve. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis anterior, anterior rectus muscle of head, musculus rectus capitis anticus minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of head of fibula | The pointed upper end of the fibular head to which is attached the arcuate popliteal ligament and part of the biceps femoris tendon. Synonym: apex capitis fibulae, styloid process of fibula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular pit of head of radius | The depression on the top (superior surface) of the head of the radius for articulation with the capitulum of the humerus. Synonym: fovea articularis capitis radii, articular pit of head of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of head of fibula | The flat circular surface on the head of the fibula for articulation with the corresponding facet on the lateral condyle of the tibia. Synonym: facies articularis capitis fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of head of rib | An articular surface on the head of a rib that articulates with the body of a vertebra. Synonym: facies articularis capitis costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| big-head | 1. In horses, usually denotes osteodystrophia fibrosa. 2. Gas gangrene infection of tissues of the head, caused by Clostridium novyi in sheep, usually young rams with head wounds. 3. Photosensitization in sheep. 4. An acute disease of young rams caused by the Clostridium novyi, C. Sordellii or, rarely, C. Chauvoei and characterised by a nongaseous, nonhemorrhagic, edematous swelling of the head and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bulldog head | The broad head with high vault occurring in achondroplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radial head | The name applied to a head of origin of a muscle arising from the radius. Nomina Anatomica no longer lists any muscles as having radial heads, although formerly a radial head was listed for the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle Synonym: caput radiale. (05 Mar 2000) |