| functional iron deficiency |
iron deficiency that develops during treatment with epoetin, a result of the failure of reticuloendothelial cells to release stores of iron fast enough to meet erythroid cell demand for iron during stimulated red-blood-cell production
Ãâó: www.venofer.com/VenoferHCP/Venofer_glossary.html
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| functional electrical stimulation |
The application of low-level, computer-controlled electric current to the muscles, including paralyzed muscles, to enhance or produce function.
Ãâó: calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/glossary.html
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| functional residual capacity |
The volume of gas that remains in the lungs after the exhalation of a spontaneous or mechanically assisted breath. Infants with surfactant deficiency have a lower FRC.
Ãâó: www.ards.org/learnaboutards/whatisards/phrasesterm...
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| functional age |
Ability of the individual to perform desired activities with ease and grace
Ãâó: www.people.vcu.edu/~swharkin/swhpages/glossary.htm
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| functional food |
A functional food is "consumed as part of a usual diet that is similar in appearance to, or may be, a conventional food, and is demonstrated to have physiological benefits and/or reduce the risk of chronic disease beyond basic nutritional functions." (Health Canada)
Ãâó: pbi-ibp.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/media/glossary.htm
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