| LIF | laser-induced fluorescence; left iliac fossa; left index finger; leukemia-inhibiting factor; leukocy... |
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| LMF | left middle finger; lymphocyte mitogenic factor |
| PLZF | promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger |
| RMF | right middle finger |
| VWF | velocity waveform; vibration-induced white finger |
| hammer finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| second finger | The second finger (the thumb being counted as the first). Synonym: digitus secundus, forefinger, index, second finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| section, cross | A transverse cut through a structure. The opposite is a longitudinal section. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holy cross | The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Congregation of the Holy Cross, a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labour. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work. Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulp of finger | The fleshy mass at the extremity of the finger. Synonym: digital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short flexor muscle of little finger | Origin, hamulus of hamate bone; insertion, medial side of proximal phalanx of little finger; action, flexes proximal phalanx of little finger; nerve supply, ulnar. Synonym: musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis manus, short flexor muscle of little finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| snap finger | An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| speck finger | An infection caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae that is almost wholly restricted to persons who in their occupation handle infected fish, shellfish, poultry, or meat. Three forms of this condition exist: a mild localised form manifested by local swelling and redness of the skin; a diffuse form that might present with fever; and a rare systemic form associated with endocarditis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spider finger | <clinical sign> A skeletal disorder where the patient has unusually long, thin bones, especially noticeable in the fingers and toes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| spring finger | An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid finger motif | Family of nuclear transcription factors, most of which are receptors for hormones of the steroid family, for example androgen, oestrogen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, progesterone, retinoic acid, ecdysone, thyroid hormone and the Drosophila transcription factors knirps, ultraspiracle and seven up. This family contains a conserved domain (the steroid finger motif) containing two C4 type zinc fingers. (18 Nov 1997) |
| stuck finger | An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| study, cross-sectional | A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study a disease such as aids might be designed to learn its prevalence and distribution within the population at one point in time. Also known as a synchronic study. (12 Dec 1998) |
| double back cross | A mating that is a back cross at each of two loci of interest; of special value and importance in linkage analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drop finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |