| FLS | fatty liver syndrome; Fellow of the Linnean Society; fibrous long-spacing [collagen]; flow-limiting ... |
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| FT | Fallot tetralogy; false transmitter; family therapy; fast twitch; fatigue trial; fibrous tissue; fin... |
| HF | Hageman factor; haplotype frequency; hard filled [capsule]; hay fever; head of fetus; head forward; ... |
| HFC | hard filled capsule; high-frequency current; histamine-forming capacity |
| IC | icteric, icterus; immune complex; immunoconjugate; immunocytochemistry; immunocytotoxicity; impedanc... |
| diffuse waxy spleen | A condition of amyloid degeneration of the spleen, affecting chiefly the extrasinusoidal tissue spaces of the pulp. Synonym: lardaceous spleen (05 Mar 2000) |
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| target lesions of liver/spleen | <radiology> Lymphosarcoma (including Kaposi sarcoma), melanoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| trabeculae of spleen | Small fibrous bands given off from the capsule of the spleen and constituting the framework of that organ. Synonym: trabeculae lienis, trabeculae splenicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| floating spleen | A spleen that is palpable because of excessive mobility from a relaxed or lengthened pedicle rather than because of enlargement. Synonym: lien mobilis, movable spleen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Friend spleen focus forming virus | <virology> Defective virus found in certain strains of Friend virus, detected by its ability to form foci in spleens of mice and believed to be responsible in those strains for the production of a leukaemia associated with polycythaemia rather than anaemia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| liver-spleen scan | <radiology> Tc-99m sulfur colloid or albumin colloid, particles less than 1 m, dose = 4-8 mCi Distribution, liver 85%, spleen 10%, bone marrow 5% Findings, liver: hot / cold, spleen: hot / cold (12 Dec 1998) |
| adipose capsule | The perirenal fat. Synonym: capsula adiposa renis, adipose capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenal capsule | See adrenal gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior limb of internal capsule | The portion of the internal capsule between the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen; it lies anterior to the genu of the internal capsule. Synonym: crus anterius capsulae internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular capsule | A sac enclosing a joint, formed by an outer fibrous articular capsule and an inner synovial membrane. Synonym: capsula articularis, joint capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atrabiliary capsule | See adrenal gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| auditory capsule | The cartilage that, in the embryo, surrounds the developing auditory vesicle and develops into the bony labyrinth of the inner ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterial capsule | A layer of slime of variable composition which covers the surface of some bacteria; capsulated cells of pathogenic bacteria are usually more virulent than cells without capsules because the former are more resistant to phagocytic action. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bonnet's capsule | The anterior part of the vagina bulbi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bowman's capsule | The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole. Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |