| FAV | facio-auriculovertebral [sequence]; feline ataxia virus; floppy aortic valve; fowl adenovirus |
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| FAV | fowl adenovirus |
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| fava bean | The broad bean to which many people react adversely with an acute haemolytic anaemia with sudden breakup of red blood cells (see Favism). Fava beans look like large tan lima beans. They are popular in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, are eaten raw when very young, cooked in soups and many other dishes, and made into fava brittle (like peanut brittle) as candy. The botanical name for fava is Vicia fava. Fava is Italian for bean and refers specifically to the broad bean. Fava beans are the main commercial source of the drug L-DOPA. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| favella | <botany> A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algae. Origin: NL, prob. From L. Favus a honeycomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| faveolate | Pitted. (05 Mar 2000) |
| favic chandeliers | Specialised fungal hyphae that are curved, branched, and antler-like in appearance, formed by the pathogens Trichophyton schoenleinii and T. Concentricum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| favid | An allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Favism | <haematology> Haemolytic anaemia induced in individuals who are glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficient by eating fava beans from Vicia fava. (18 Nov 1997) |
| favor | 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. "Hath crawled into the favor of the king." (Shak) 2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. "But found no favor in his lady's eyes." (Dryden) "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." (Luke II. 52) 3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration. "Beg one favor at thy gracious hand." (Shak) 4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. "I could not discover the lenity and fabor of this sentence." (Swift) 5. The object of regard; person or thing favored. "All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor." (Milton) 6. A gift or represent; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding. "Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap." (Shak) 7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. "This boy is fair, of female favor." (Shak) 8. Partiality; bias. 9. A letter or epistle; so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. 10. Love locks. Challenge to the favor or for favor, the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge. In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. To curry favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission. "But, with your favor, I will treat it here." (Dryden) Synonym: Kindness, countenance, patronage, support, lenity, grace, gift, present, benefit. Origin: OF. Favor, F. Faveur, L. Favor, fr. Favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. Bhavaya to further, foster, causative of bh to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. For favel a horse. See Favel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| favoress | A woman who favors or gives countenance. Alternative forms: fovouress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| favose | 1. <botany> Honeycombed. See Faveolate. 2. <medicine> Of or pertaining to the disease called favus. Origin: L. Favus honeycomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| favosite | <zoology> Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| favosites | <paleontology> A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Favre's dystrophy | Autosomal recessive bilateral peripheral and central retinoschisis with pigmentary degeneration of the retina, chorioretinal atrophy, vitreous degeneration, and night blindness. Synonym: Favre's dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Favre, Maurice | <person> French physician, 1876-1954. See: Gamna-Favre bodies, Nicolas-Favre disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Favre-Durand-Nicholas disease | A venereal infection usually caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, and characterised by a transient genital ulcer and inguinal adenopathy in the male; in the female, perirectal lymph nodes are involved and rectal stricture is a common occurrence. Synonym: climatic bubo, Favre-Durand-Nicholas disease, lymphogranuloma inguinale, Nicolas-Favre disease, sixth venereal disease, tropical bubo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Favre-Racouchet's disease | <disease> Comedones developing on sun-damaged skin due to obstruction of pilosebaceous follicles by solar elastosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Favisms
| faveolate |
alveolate: pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
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| favism |
anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency
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| favus |
a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
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| fava bean |
broad bean: seed of the broad-bean plant shell beans cooked as lima beans
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| favus |
Dermatophyte infection of the scalp produced by Trichophyton schoenleinii.
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| FAV | shell beans cooked as limas |
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| FAV | seed of the broad-bean plant |
| FAV | pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) |
| FAV | anemia resulting from eating fava beans |
| FAV | an act of gracious kindness |
| FAV | souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party |
| FAV | an advantage to the benefit of someone or something |
| FAV | an inclination to approve |
| FAV | a feeling of favorable regard |
| FAV | consider as the favorite |
| FAV | promote over another |
| FAV | bestow a privilege upon |
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