| DELIRIUM | drugs-electrolytes-low temperature and lunacy-intoxication and intracranial processes-retention of u... |
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| EPSDT | early and periodic screening diagnosis and treatment program |
| FACES | unique facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin lesions [syndrome] |
| F | and R force and rhythm [of pulse] |
| FD&C | Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; food, drugs, and cosmetics |
| transverse fissure of cerebrum | The triangular space between the corpus callosum and fornix above and the dorsal surface of the thalamus below, which is bounded laterally by the choroid fissure of the lateral ventricle, lined by pia mater, and opens caudally into the cistern of the great cerebral vein of the subarachnoid space. Synonym: fissura transversa cerebri. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| transverse fissure of the lung | The deep fissure that separates the upper and middle lobes of the right lung. Synonym: fissura horizontalis pulmonis dextri, horizontal fissure of right lung, minor fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanomastoid fissure | A fissure separating the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; it transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. Synonym: fissura tympanomastoidea, auricular fissure, tympanomastoid suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanosquamous fissure | The fissure separating the tympanic part of the temporal bone from the squamous part; it is continuous medially with the petrotympanic fissure and the petrosquamous fissure. Synonym: fissura tympanosquamosa, tympanosquamous fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical fissure | A cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver. Synonym: fissura ligamenti teretis, fissure for ligamentum teres, fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fissure, umbilical fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zygal fissure | A figure formed by two nearly parallel cerebral fissure's connected by a short fissure at right angles, forming an H. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure | <anatomy> Any cleft or groove, normal or otherwise, especially a deep fold in the cerebral cortex which involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. Origin: L. Fissura (18 Nov 1997) |
| fissure bur | A cylindrical or tapered rotary cutting tool intended for extending or widening fissures in a tooth, as for general surface reduction of tooth substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure caries | Caries beginning in a fissure on the occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure for ligamentum teres | A cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver. Synonym: fissura ligamenti teretis, fissure for ligamentum teres, fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fissure, umbilical fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure in ano | A painful linear ulcer at the margin of the anus. It appears as a crack or slit in the mucous membrane of the anus and is very painful and difficult to heal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fissure of ligamentum venosum | A deep cleft extending from the porta hepatis and the inferior vena cava between the left lobe and the caudate lobe; it lodges the ligamentum venosum and is thus a vestige of the fossa of the ductus venosus. Synonym: fissura ligamenti venosi, fissure of venous ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure of Rolando | A double-S-shaped fissure extending obliquely upward and backward on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere at the boundary between frontal and parietal lobes. Synonym: sulcus centralis, fissure of Rolando. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure of round ligament of liver | A cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver. Synonym: fissura ligamenti teretis, fissure for ligamentum teres, fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fissure, umbilical fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissure of venous ligament | A deep cleft extending from the porta hepatis and the inferior vena cava between the left lobe and the caudate lobe; it lodges the ligamentum venosum and is thus a vestige of the fossa of the ductus venosus. Synonym: fissura ligamenti venosi, fissure of venous ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |