| AFA | acromegaloid facial syndrome; advanced first aid; alcohol-formaldehyde-acetic [fixative] |
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| AI | accidental injury; accidentally incurred; adiposity index; aggregation index; allergy and immunology... |
| 'Greek letter alpha' | angular acceleration; first [carbon atom next to the carbon atom bearing the active group in organic... |
| C1a | activated first component of complement |
| C1 INH | inhibitor of first component of complement |
| F(1) | first |
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| FDI | first dorsal interosseous muscle |
| T(1) | the first |
| Mendel's first law | Factors that affect development retain their individuality from generation to generation, do not become contaminated when mixed in a hybrid, and become sorted out from one another when the next generation of gametes is formed. Synonym: Mendel's first law. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| greater tuberosity of humerus | greater tubercle of humerus |
| mirror, first or front surface | <microscopy> An optical mirror on which the reflecting surface is applied to the front surface of the mirror instead of to the back, that is, to the first surface of incidence. (05 Aug 1998) |
| coracoid tuberosity | The conoid tubercle and trapezoid line of the coracoid process of the scapula, giving attachment to the two parts of the coracoclavicular ligament: the conoid and trapezoid ligaments. Synonym: tuberositas coracoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal tuberosity | <anatomy> An irregular pitted area on the inferior surface of the clavicle at its sternal end, giving attachment to the costoclavicular ligament. Synonym: impressio ligamenti costoclavicularis, costal tuberosity, rhomboid impression, tuberositas costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pregnancy trimester, first | Period of pregnancy from the first day of the last normal menstrual period through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| healing by first intention | Healing by fibrous adhesion, without suppuration or granulation tissue formation. Synonym: primary adhesion, primary union. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacral tuberosity | A rough prominence on the lateral surface of the sacrum posterior to the auricular surface for attachment of posterior sacroiliac ligaments. Synonym: tuberositas sacralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaphoid tuberosity | A rounded eminence on the medial surface of the navicular bone, giving attachment to a part of the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle. Synonym: tuberositas ossis navicularis, scaphoid tuberosity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schneiderian first rank symptoms | Those symptom's that, when present, indicate that the diagnosis of schizophrenia is likely, provided that organic or toxic aetiology is ruled out: delusion of control, thought broadcasting, thought withdrawal, thought insertion, hearing one's thoughts spoken aloud, auditory hallucinations that comment on one's behaviour, and auditory hallucinations in which two voices carry on a conversation. Synonym: first rank symptoms, schneiderian first rank symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schneider's first rank symptoms | Those symptom's that, when present, indicate that the diagnosis of schizophrenia is likely, provided that organic or toxic aetiology is ruled out: delusion of control, thought broadcasting, thought withdrawal, thought insertion, hearing one's thoughts spoken aloud, auditory hallucinations that comment on one's behaviour, and auditory hallucinations in which two voices carry on a conversation. Synonym: first rank symptoms, schneiderian first rank symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pterygoid tuberosity | A roughened area on the internal aspect of the mandible, giving attachment to fibres of the medial pterygoid muscle. Synonym: tuberositas pterygoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous bursa of tibial tuberosity | The bursa located superficial to the tibial tuberosity, either subcutaneous or subfascial. Synonym: bursa subcutanea tuberositatis tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deltoid tuberosity | A rough elevation about the middle of the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus, giving attachment to the deltoid muscle. Synonym: tuberositas deltoidea, deltoid crest, deltoid eminence, deltoid impression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double first | <engineering> A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics. One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |