| BCTF | Breast Cancer Task Force |
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| cf | centrifugal force; bring together, compare [Lat. confer] |
| CPF | clot-promoting factor; complication probability factor; contraction peak force; current patient file... |
| EMF | electromagnetic flowmeter; electromotive force; Emergency Medicine Foundation; endomyocardial fibros... |
| emf | electromotive force |
| force pump | <machinery> A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston. A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| force-velocity curve | The relationship between isotonic velocity of shortening and afterload for a contracting muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lorentz force | <physics> Total electromagnetic force on a charged particle moving in electric & magnetic fields. F = q(E + (v/c)xB). See: force, cross product, charge, velocity, and relevant variable symbols. (09 Oct 1997) |