| AAALAC | American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
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| AALAS | American Association of Laboratory Animal Science |
| ACLA | American Clinical Laboratory Association |
| ACLPS | Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists |
| ALOSH | Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health |
| experimental medicine | The scientific investigation of medical problems by experimentation upon animals or by clinical research. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| family medicine | The medical specialty concerned with providing continuous, comprehensive care to all age groups, from first patient contact to terminal care, with special emphasis on care of the family as a unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal medicine | Study of the growth, development, care, and treatment of the foetus, and of environmental factors harmful to the foetus. Synonym: fetology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folk medicine | Treatment of ailments outside of organised medicine by remedies and simple measures based upon experience and knowledge handed on from generation to generation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forensic medicine | The application of medical knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legal medicine | The application of medical knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |