| DUFSS | Duke-University of North Carolina Functional Social Support [questionnaire] |
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| FAB | fast atom bombardment; formalin ammonium bromide; fragment, antigen-binding [of immunoglobulins]; Fr... |
| FAQ | frequently asked question; functional asessment questionnaire |
| FAST | flow-assisted, short-term [balloon catheter]; fluorescent antibody staining technique; fluoro-allerg... |
| FBD | functional bowel disorder |
| developmental anatomy | Anatomy of the structural changes of an individual from fertilization to adulthood; includes embryology, fetology, and postnatal development. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| topographic anatomy | An approach to anatomical study based on regions, parts, or divisions of the body (e.g., the foot or the inguinal region), emphasizing the relationships of various systemic structures (e.g., muscles, nerves, and arteries) within that area; distinguished from systemic anatomy. Synonym: topographic anatomy, topology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transcendental anatomy | The theories and deductions based upon the morphology of the organs and individual parts of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultrastructural anatomy | The ultramicroscopic study of structures too small to be seen with a light microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver anatomy | <radiology> Main lobar fissure: plane connecting gall bladder bed and IVC (Cantlie line), middle hepatic vein runs here, divides right and left lobes, right hepatic vein: divides anterior and posterior segments of the, right lobe, falciform ligament: divides medial and lateral segments of the left lobe, contains ligmentum teres, caudate lobe: bounded posteriorly by fossa of IVC and anteriorly by the, fissure of the ligamentum venosum (12 Dec 1998) |
| living anatomy | The study of anatomy in the living individual by inspection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lung segmental anatomy | <radiology> Right lung, 3 lobes, 10 segments, left lung, 2 lobes, 8 segments (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, functional | Hearing loss without a physical basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthodontic appliances, functional | Loose, usually removable intra-oral devices which alter the muscle forces against the teeth and craniofacial skeleton. These are dynamic appliances which depend on altered neuromuscular action to effect bony growth and occlusal development. They are usually used in mixed dentition to treat paediatric malocclusions. (ada, 1992) (12 Dec 1998) |
| functional | 1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official. 2. <physiology> Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general. <medicine> Functional disease, a disease of which the symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| functional albuminuria | A collective term denoting types of benign albuminuria that are associated with physical exertion or other conditions in which there are physiologic changes such as during pregnancy or adolescence. Synonym: physiologic albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional aphasia | Nonorganic aphasia related to conversion hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional apoplexy | A condition simulating apoplexy without any cerebral lesion; a form of conversion hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional blindness | Apparent loss of vision related to suggestibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional cardiovascular disease | A euphemism for cardiovascular symptoms deemed to be psychogenic. More generally, sometimes used for abnormal cardiac function. (05 Mar 2000) |