| FTAG, F-TAG | fast-binding target-attaching globulin |
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| FTFT | fast time frequency transform |
| LFB | luxol fast blue [stain] |
| LVF | left ventricular failure; left ventricular function; left visual field; low-voltage fast; low-voltag... |
| MCFA | medium-chain fatty acid; miniature centrifugal fast analyzer |
| leprosy bacillus | A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes leprosy in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Loeffler's bacillus | <bacteria> A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria in which three cultural types are recognised. These types (gravis, intermedius, and mitis) were originally given in accordance with the clinical severity of the cases from which the different strains were most frequently isolated. This species is the causative agent of diphtheria. (12 Dec 1998) |