| POE | pediatric orthopedic examination; physician order entry; point of entry; polyoxyethylene; postoperat... |
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| FAB classification | French, American, British classification |
| FAB | fast atom bombardment; formalin ammonium bromide; fragment, antigen-binding [of immunoglobulins]; Fr... |
| Fr | fracture; francium; franklin [unit charge]; French; frequency or frequent |
| FSS | focal segmental sclerosis; Freeman-Sheldon syndrome; French steel sound |
| F | 2-French |
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| Fr | 5-French |
| FAB | French American British |
| FNCLCC | French Cancer Centres |
| FF | French Francs |
| French proof agar | A culture medium for fungi containing neopeptone or polypeptone agar and glucose, with final pH 5.6; it is the standard, most universally used medium in mycology and is the international reference. Modified Sabouraud's agar (Emmons modification) with less glucose is better for pigment development in the colonies. Synonym: French proof agar. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bullet-proof | Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. Bullet tree. See Bully tree. Bullet wood, the wood of the bullet tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| proof | 1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. "For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof." (Spenser) "You shall have many proofs to show your skill." (Ford) "Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof." (Ure) 2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration. "I'll have some proof." (Shak) "It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases." (Emerson) Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. Demonstration. 3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies. 4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. 5. A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; called also proof sheet. 6. <mathematics> A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove. 7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. Artist's proof, a very early proof impression of an engraving, or the like; often distinguished by the artist's signature. Proof reader, one who reads, and marks correction in, proofs. See def. 5, above. Synonym: Testimony, evidence, reason, argument, trial, demonstration. See Testimony. Origin: OF. Prove, proeve, F. Preuve, fr. L. Proba, fr. Probare to prove. See Prove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| french | Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. Origin: AS. Frencisc, LL. Franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. Franceis, franchois, franois, F. Franais. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| French-American-British classification | <haematology> The classification of acute myeloid leukaemia on the basis of bone marrow and peripheral blood features. M0: Acute myeloid leukaemia with minimal evidence of myeloid differentiation. M1: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia. M2: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia with differentiation. M3: Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. M4: Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia. M5: Acute monocytic leukaemia. M6: Acute erythroleukaemia. M7: Acute megakaryocytic leukaemia. Acronym: FAB (07 Apr 1998) |
| French chalk | <chemical> A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish colour, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety. Indurated talc, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc. Synonym: talc slate. Origin: F. Talc; cf. Sp. & It. Talco, LL. Talcus; all fr. Ar. Talq. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| French flag problem | The French flag (tricolour) is used to illustrate a problem in the determination of pattern in a tissue, that of specifying three sharp bands of cells with discrete properties that do not have blurred edges using, for example: a gradient of a diffusible morphogen. (18 Nov 1997) |
| French flap | A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area, with its free end adjacent to a defect; the defect is covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it. Synonym: advancement flap, French flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| French polio | Colloquialism for Guillain-Barre syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| french pressure cell | A device used to cause cells to burst (or lyse) with hydrostatic pressure. The cells are suddenly forced into low pressure after being in high pressure. (09 Oct 1997) |
| French scale | A scale for grading sizes of sounds, tubules, and catheters as based on a measurement of 1/3 mm and equaling 1 fr on the scale (e.g., 3 fr = 1 mm); grading to scale is carried out using a metal plate with holes ranging from 1/3 mm to 1 cm in diameter. Synonym: Charriere scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agar | <cell culture, chemical, microbiology> This gelatinous material, an extract from red algae (mainly Gelidium and Gracilaria species), is most frequently used as a culture medium, especially for bacteria. It is also used as a thickener in foods, but humans cannot digest it. (06 May 1997) |
| agar-gel reaction | <immunology> The reaction between an antibody and an antigen during an immunology lab procedure where the two are allowed to diffuse toward each other through an agar-gel medium. Lines of precipitation form in the places on the gel where the two react with each other and shows where the reaction has occurred. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ascitic agar | A form of serum agar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile salt agar | An agar medium containing lactose, peptone, sodium taurocholate, and neutral red, for the growth and isolation of Gram-negative rods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| birdseed agar | Media prepared from Guizottia abyssinica seeds used in culturing and in the presumptive diagnosis of Cryptococcus neoformans. (05 Mar 2000) |
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