| EFP | early follicular phase; effective filtration pressure; endoneural fluid pressure |
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| FA | false aneurysm; Families Anonymous; Fanconi anemia; far advanced; fatty acid; febrile antigen; femor... |
| FBL | follicular basal lamina |
| FCC | follicular center cells |
| FD | familial dysautonomia; family doctor; fan douche; fatal dose; fetal danger; fibrin derivative; fibro... |
| follicular hormone | estrone |
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| follicular impetigo | <dermatology> A superficial follicular pustular eruption involving the scalp or other hairy area. Synonym: Bockhart's impetigo, superficial pustular perifolliculitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular iritis | <ophthalmology> Rarely used term for chronic iritis with glassy nodules situated deep down between the anterior and posterior layers of the iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular mange | An infestation of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands with mites of the genus Demodex; they occur in humans and a number of domesticated animals; although asymptomatic in most species, these mites can cause severe and extensive dermatitis ("red mange") in dogs. Synonym: demodectic acariasis, follicular mange. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular mucinosis | <dermatology> A relatively uncommon benign eruption of discrete erythematous lesions progressing to alopecia on the face or scalp, usually in young people, in which there are cystic mucinous changes in the epithelium of hair follicles in the involved area. It may also develop in mycosis fungoides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular ovarian cells | Cell's of an ovarian follicle that surround the developing ovum; they form the stratum granulosum ovarii and cumulus oophorus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular papule | <dermatology> A papular lesion arising about a hair follicle. It is a feature that is not specific for any condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular phase | <gynaecology, physiology> The follicular phase is the pre-ovulatory phase of a woman's reproductive cycle during which the follicle grows and high oestrogen levels cause the uterine lining to grow. (09 Oct 1997) |
| follicular stigma | <gynaecology, physiology> The point where the graafian follicle is about to rupture on the surface of the ovary. Synonym: macula pellucida, stigma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular syphilid | Secondary eruption of small follicular papules, usually appearing as groups of lesions. Synonym: acuminate papular syphilid, lichen syphiliticus, miliary papular syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular trachoma | <ophthalmology> The ordinary form of trachoma marked by the presence of granulations on the conjunctiva. Synonym: granular trachoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular urethritis | <urology> Chronic urethritis with nodular lymphocytic infiltrations in the mucosa. Synonym: granular urethritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular vulvitis | <gynaecology> Inflammation of the vulvar follicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign giant lymph node hyperplasia | Solitary masses of lymphoid tissue containing concentric perivascular aggregates of lymphocytes, occurring usually in the mediastinum or hilar region of young adults; similar changes have been reported outside the mediastinum and, if associated with interfollicular sheets of plasma cells, may progress to lymphoma or plasmacytoma. Synonym: angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia, Castleman's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinoma, giant cell | An epithelial neoplasm characterised by unusually large anaplastic cells. It is highly malignant with fulminant clinical course, bizarre histologic appearance and poor prognosis. It is most common in the lung and thyroid. (12 Dec 1998) |