| PFO | Patent Foramen Ovale |
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| CF | calcaneal fibular [ligament]; calcium leucovorin; calf blood flow; calibration factor; cancer-free; ... |
| FM | face mask; facilities management; family medicine; feedback mechanism; fetal movement; fibromuscular... |
| FO | fiberoptic; fish oil; foot arthrosis; foramen ovale; forced oscillation; fronto-occipital |
| For | foramen; forensic |
| mastoid fontanel | The membranous interval on either side between the mastoid angle of the parietal bone, the petrous portion of the temporal bone, and the occipital bone. Synonym: fonticulus mastoideus, fonticulus posterolateralis, Casser's fontanel, posterolateral fontanel. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mastoid fossa | A small depression on the mastoid part of the temporal bone, posterior to the suprameatal spine. Synonym: foveola suprameatica, mastoid fossa, fossa mastoidea, supramastoid fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid groove | The groove medial to the mastoid process of the temporal bone from which the digastric muscle originates. Synonym: incisura mastoidea, digastric groove, digastric notch, mastoid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid lymph nodes | Two or three nodes in the region of the mastoid process; they receive afferent lymphatic vessels from the scalp and auricle and send efferent vessels to the superior deep cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mastoidei, mastoid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid margin of occipital bone | The margin of the occipital squama that articulates with the temporal bone. Synonym: margo mastoideus squamae occipitalis, mastoid margin of occipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid notch | The groove medial to the mastoid process of the temporal bone from which the digastric muscle originates. Synonym: incisura mastoidea, digastric groove, digastric notch, mastoid notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid part of the temporal bone | The portion of the petrous part of the temporal bone bearing the mastoid process. Synonym: pars mastoidea ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid process | The nipple-like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: processus mastoideus, mastoid bone, temporal apophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid sinuses | Numerous small intercommunicating cavities in the mastoid process of the temporal bone that empty into the mastoid or tympanic antrum. Synonym: cellulae mastoideae, mastoid cells, mastoid sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid wall of middle ear | It contains the opening into the mastoid antrum. Synonym: paries mastoideus cavi tympani, mastoid wall of middle ear, posterior wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior condyloid foramen | The canal through which the hypoglossal nerve emerges from the skull. Synonym: canalis hypoglossalis, anterior condyloid canal of occipital bone, anterior condyloid foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior palatine foramen | An opening in the posterolateral corner of the hard palate opposite the last molar tooth, marking the lower end of the pterygopalatine canal. Synonym: foramen palatinum majus, anterior palatine foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aortic foramen | The opening in the diaphragm bounded by the two crura, the vertebral column, and the median arcuate ligament, through which pass the aorta and thoracic duct. Synonym: hiatus aorticus, aortic foramen, aortic opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical dental foramen | The opening at the apex of the root of a tooth that gives passage to the nerve and blood vessels. Synonym: foramen apicis dentis, apical dental foramen, root foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical foramen of tooth | The opening at the apex of the root of a tooth that gives passage to the nerve and blood vessels. Synonym: foramen apicis dentis, apical dental foramen, root foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |