| AHIS | automated hospital information system |
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| AIC | Akaike's information criterion [a goodness-of-fit measure]; aminoimidazole carboxamide; Association ... |
| AIDSLINE | on-line information on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [MEDLARS data base] |
| ANSCII | American National Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ARAMIS | American Rheumatism Association Medical Information System |
| 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) |
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| 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) |