| IF | idiopathic fibroplasia; idiopathic flushing; immersion foot; immunofluorescence; indirect fluorescen... |
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| KAFO | knee-ankle-foot orthosis |
| KFAO | knee-foot-ankle orthosis |
| lbf-ft | pound force foot |
| LF | labile factor; lactoferrin; laryngofissure; Lassa fever; latex fixation; left foot; left forearm; le... |
| foot deformities | Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| foot deformities, acquired | Distortion or disfigurement of the foot, or a part of the foot, acquired through disease or injury after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foot deformities, congenital | Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the foot occurring at or before birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foot dermatoses | Skin diseases of the foot, general or unspecified. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foot-drop | Paralysis or weakness of the dorsiflexor muscles of the foot, as a consequence of which the foot falls, the toes dragging on the ground in walking; many causes, both central and peripheral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foot fungus | Athlete's foot causes foot itching, burning, pain, and scaling. It is caused by a fungus and is treated with antifungal medications, many of which are available over-the-counter. Keeping the feet dry by using cotton socks and breathable shoes helps prevent athletes foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foot injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Foot, N | <person> 20th century U.S. Pathologist. See: Foot's reticulin impregnation stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foot of hippocampus | <anatomy> The anterior thickened extremity of the hippocampus. Synonym: pes hippocampi, digitationes hippocampi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foot plugger | A plugger the shape of which resembles a foot, used for condensing gold foil; the working surface may be flat or curved in the heel-toe direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foot-pound | <mechanics> A unit measure of energy expended, or work done, in raising a mass of 1 pound a height of 1 foot vertically against the force of gravity. (12 Sep 2002) |
| foot-poundal | <mechanics> A unit measure of energy expended, or work done, when a force of 1 poundal displaces a body 1 foot in the direction of the force. It is equal to about 0.01 calorie. (12 Sep 2002) |
| foot-pound-second | <unit> An absolute unit of the foot-pound-second system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foot-pound-second system | <mechanics> A system of absolute units based on the foot, pound, and second. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foot process | <botany> The stalk of a flower. (14 Oct 1997) |