| ERF | Education and Research Foundation; external rotation in flexion; Eye Research Foundation |
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| FABER | flexion in abduction and external rotation |
| FADIR | flexion in adduction and internal rotation |
| FER | flexion, extension, rotation; fractional esterification rate |
| FFC | fixed flexion contracture; fluorescence flow cytometry; free from chlorine |
| dorsal vertebrae | An archaic term for thoracic vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tail vertebrae | The four terminal segments of the vertebral column, usually fused to form the coccyx. Synonym: vertebrae coccygeae, tail vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracic vertebrae | The segments of the vertebral column, usually twelve, which articulate with ribs to form part of the thoracic cage. Synonym: vertebrae thoracicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false vertebrae | <anatomy> The fused vertebral segments of the sacrum and coccyx. Synonym: vertebrae spuriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina arcus vertebrae | The flattened posterior portion of the vertebral arch extending between the pedicles and the midline, forming the dorsal wall of the vertebral foramen, and from the midline junction of which the spinous process extends. Synonym: lamina arcus vertebrae, neurapophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar vertebrae | The vertebrae, usually five in number, located in the lumbar region of the back. Synonym: vertebrae lumbales. (05 Mar 2000) |