| FDE | female day-equivalent; final drug evaluation |
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| FDLMP | first day of last menstrual period |
| GD | gastroduodenal; Gaucher disease; general diagnostics; general dispensary; gestational day; Gianotti ... |
| HPPD | hours per patient day |
| MFD | mandibulofacial dysostosis; midforceps delivery; milk-free diet; minimum fatal dose; multiple fracti... |
| financial management, hospital | The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| laboratories, hospital | Hospital facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food service, hospital | Hospital department that manages and supervises the dietary program in accordance with the patients' requirements. (12 Dec 1998) |
| formularies, hospital | Formularies concerned with pharmaceuticals prescribed in hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laundry service, hospital | Hospital department which administers all activities pertaining to the hospital laundry service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, hospital | Laws and regulations concerning hospitals, which are proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| libraries, hospital | Information centres primarily serving the needs of hospital medical staff and sometimes also providing patient education and other services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| licensure, hospital | The granting of a license to a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lock hospital | A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |