| FD | familial dysautonomia; family doctor; fan douche; fatal dose; fetal danger; fibrin derivative; fibro... |
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| FDP | fibrin degradation product; fibrinogen degradation product; flexor digitorum profundus; frontodextra... |
| FIB | Fellow of the Institute of Biology; fibrin; fibrinogen; fibrositis; fibula |
| fib | fiber; fibrillation; fibrin; fibrinogen; fibula |
| FSF | fibrin stabilizing factor; front surface fluorescence |
| SFMC | soluble fibrin monomer complex |
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| SFM | soluble fibrin monomer |
| infective thrombus | A thrombus formed in septic phlebitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| obstructive thrombus | A thrombus due to obstruction in the vessel from compression or other cause. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thrombus | <haematology> An aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin with entrapment of cellular elements, frequently causing vascular obstruction at the point of its formation. Some authorities thus differentiate thrombus formation from simple coagulation or clot formation. Compare: embolism. Origin: Gr. Thrombos = clot (18 Nov 1997) |
| laminated thrombus | A thrombus formed gradually by clotting of the blood in successive layers. (05 Mar 2000) |