| FFU | femur-fibula-ulna [syndrome]; focal forming unit |
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| FL | fatty liver; feline leukemia; femur length; fibers of Luschka; fibroblast-like; filtration leukapher... |
| UPF | universal proximal femur [prosthesis] |
| CMN | caudal mediastinal node; cystic medial necrosis |
| CMN-AA | cystic medial necrosis of ascending aorta |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| femur head | The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| femur head necrosis | Aseptic or avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The major types are idiopathic (primary), as a complication of fractures or dislocations, and legg-perthes disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lateral condyle of femur | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligament of head of femur | A flattened ligament that passes from the fovea in the head of the femur to the borders of the acetabular notch (transverse acetabular ligament); developmentally, an artery passes to the head of the femur with the ligament which may or may not persist into adulthood; the ligament does not contribute to the integrity of the joint or control movements there. Synonym: ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres femoris, round ligament of femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior medial malleolar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior tibial; distribution, ankle joint and neighboring integument; anastomoses, branches of posterior tibial. Synonym: arteria malleolaris anterior medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilateral medial orbital ecchymoses | <clinical sign, ophthalmology> The appearance of the eyes produced by subconjunctival haemorrhage and/or periorbital ecchymosis. Synonym: bilateral medial orbital ecchymoses. (21 Jun 2000) |
| calcarine branch of medial occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of medial occipital artery which runs in relationship to the calcarine sulcus. Synonym: ramus calcarinus arteriae occipitalis medialis, arteria calcarina, calcarine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal branch of medial occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> An anterior branch of the medial occipital artery supplying the posterior section of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum. Synonym: ramus parietalis arteriae occipitalis medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial | The side of the body or bdy part that is nearer to the middle or centre (median) of the body. For example, when referring to the knee, medial would mean the side of the knee that is closest to the other knee the opposite of medial is lateral. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medial accessory olivary nucleus | A detached part of the olivary nucleus medial to the latter's main body, against the lateral side of the medial lemniscus and pyramidal tract. Synonym: nucleus olivaris accessorius medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial angle of eye | The angle formed by the union of the upper and lower eyelids medially. Synonym: angulus oculi medialis, angulus oculi nasalis, internal canthus, medial canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus, passes downward in company with the brachial artery and then the basilic vein, and supplies the skin of the anterior and ulnar surfaces of the forearm. Synonym: nervus cutaneus antebrachii medialis, medial cutaneous nerve of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |