| FPR | false-positive rate; finger peripheral resistance; fluorescence photobleaching recovery; N-formylpep... |
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| FSBP | finger systolic blood pressure |
| FTN | finger to nose |
| FVOP | finger venous opening pressure |
| LIF | laser-induced fluorescence; left iliac fossa; left index finger; leukemia-inhibiting factor; leukocy... |
| lateral surface of finger | The lateral surface of a finger. Synonym: facies lateralis digiti manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| little finger | The little or fifth finger. Synonym: digitus minimus, digitus quintus, digitus auricularis, fifth finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lock 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) |
| body of nail | The exposed portion of the nail distal to its root. Synonym: corpus unguis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| racket nail | A broad flat thumbnail resulting from a congenital shorter and wider distal phalanx of the thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germinative layer of nail | The deeper layer of the nail that is continuous with the stratum germinativum of the surrounding skin and from which the nail plate is continuously formed. Synonym: germinative layer of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parrot-beak nail | A markedly curved fingernail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reedy nail | A nail marked by longitudinal ridges and furrows. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinacula of nail | Fibrous attachments of the nail-bed to the underlying phalanx. Synonym: retinacula unguis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove of nail matrix | The cutaneous furrow in which the lateral border of the nail is situated. Synonym: groove of nail matrix, vallecula unguis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root of nail | The proximal end of the nail, concealed under a fold of skin. Synonym: radix unguis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wall of nail | The fold of skin overlapping the lateral and proximal margins of the nail. Synonym: vallum unguis, wall of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pincer nail | Transverse overcurvature of the nail that increases distally, causing the lateral borders of the nail to pinch the soft tissue with resulting tenderness; may result from a developmental anomaly or subungual exostosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornified layer of nail | The outer, horny layer of the nail. Synonym: cornified layer of nail, horny layer of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crests of nail bed | The numerous longitudinal ridges of the nail bed distal to the lunula. Synonym: cristae matricis unguis. (05 Mar 2000) |