Abbreviations - F

• F- F Fahrenheit degrees.
• F - F female.
• F - F phenylalanine.
• F & E - F & E flexion & extension.
• F(hor) - F(hor) horizontal ground reaction force.
• F-actin - F-actin filamentous actin.
• F-BKP - F-BKP femoral-below-knee-popliteal bypasses.
• f.b. - f.b. foreign body
• F.H. - F.H. family history.
• F/H - F/H family history.
• F/I - F/I fever due to infection.
• F/U - F/U follow-up.
• F7 - F7 factor VII gene on chromosome 13q34-qter.
• FA - FA failed appointment.
• FA - FA Fanconi's anemia.
• FA - FA fluorapatite.
• FA - FA forearm.
• FAA - FAA Federal Aviation Agency .
• FAAN - FAAN Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.
• FAAP - FAAP F-actin image analysis program.
• FAAP - FAAP Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• FAAP - FAAP free amino acid pool.
• FAAP - FAAP functional activity of plasminogen activators in plasma.
• FAAP - FAAP N-formylaminoantipyrine.
• Faap(s) - Faap(s) fatty acid activation protein(s).
• FAAU - FAAU functional activity of plasminogen activators in urine.
• FAB - FAB French American and British classification scheme for leukemia.
• FABERE - FABERE flexion abduction external rotation and extension.
• FABP - FABP fatty acid binding protein.
• FACC - FACC Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
• FACES-II - FACES-II Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales Version II.
• FACFAS - FACFAS Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
• FACOG - FACOG Fellow Of The American College Of Obstetrics And Gynecology.
• FACOI - FACOI Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists.
• FACP - FACP Fellow of the American College Of Physicians.
• FACS - FACS Fellow of the American College Of Surgeons.
• FACS - FACS fluorescence-activated cell sorter.
• FACU - FACU Federal Agricultural Coordinating Unit.
• FAD - FAD flavin adenine dinucleotide.
• FADIR - FADIR flexion adduction and internal rotation.
• FADIRE - FADIRE flexion adduction internal rotation and extension.
• FAI - FAI Foot and Ankle International (Journal).
• FALT - FALT follicle-associated lymphoid tissue.
• FAMS - FAMS functional assessment of multiple sclerosis.
• FANA - FANA fluorescent antinuclear antibody test (see also ANA).
• FAO - FAO United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization.
• FAOP - FAOP Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists.
• FAP - FAP familial adenomatous polyposis.
• FAQ - FAQ frequently asked questions.
• FAS/ITP - FAS/ITP Foreign Agriculture Service/International Trade Policy.
• FASIG - FASIG Foot and Ankle Special Interest Group.
• FAWC - FAWC Farm Animal Welfare Concil (UK).
• FB - FB Fb fingerbreadth.
• FB - FB foreign body.
• FBC - FBC full blood count.
• FBD - FBD Familial British dementia.
• FBD - FBD feather and beak disease (a bird disease).
• FBD - FBD fibrin binding domain.
• FBD - FBD fibrocystic breast disease
• FBD - FBD Flow-BOLD (blood oxygenation level-dependent) -Dependence.
• FBD - FBD food-borne diseases.
• FBD - FBD forearm bone density.
• FBD - FBD functional bowel disorder/distress.
• FBD - FBD functional breathing disorder.
• FBI - FBI Federal Bureau of Investigations.
• FBP - FBP filtered back-projection.
• FBS - FBS fasting blood sugar.
• FBS - FBS Finnish Bone Society (EFFO Member Society).
• FC - FC finger counting.
• FCA - FCA fracture complete angulated.
• FCAPM - FCAPM formal college approved postgraduate meeting.
• FCC - FCC Federal Communications Commission.
• FCC - FCC fracture complete comminuted; fracture compound
• FCCC - FCCC fracture complete comminuted compound.
• FCCP - FCCP Fellow of the American College Of Chest Physicians.
• FCD - FCD fracture complete deviated.
• FCE - FCE food conversion efficiency.
• FCI - FCI flow cytometric immunophenotyping.
• FCM - FCM flow cytometry.
• FCMC - FCMC family-centered maternity care.
• FCOVD - FCOVD Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
• FCR - FCR flexor carpi radialis.
• FCS - FCS fetal calf serum.
• FCT - FCT Federal Capitol Territory.
• FCU - FCU flexor carpi ulnaris.
• FD - FD familial dysautonomia.
• Fd-MIV - Fd-MIV Friend derived murine immunosuppressive virus.
• FDA - FDA Food and Drug Administration (US).
• FDA-BAM - FDA-BAM Food & Drug Administration-Bacteriological Analytical Manual.
• FDC - FDC follicular dendritic cells.
• FDI - FDI first dorsal interosseus (muscle of the hand).
• FDIM - FDIM fluorescence digital imaging microscopy.
• FDIO - FDIO first dorsal interosseous (muscle).
• FDMA - FDMA first dorsal metacarpal artery.
• FDP - FDP fibrin degradation products.
• FDP - FDP flexor digitorum profundus.
• FDP - FDP fructose-16-diphosphate.
• FDS - FDS flexor digitorum superficialis.
• FDV - FDV Four dimensional visualization.
• Fe - Fe iron.
• FEA - FEA focal epileptic activity.
• FEB - FEB fever.
• FECG - FECG fetal electrocardiogram.
• FECS - FECS Federation of European Cancer Societies.
• FEF - FEF forced expiratory flow.
• FEKG - FEKG fetal electrocardiogram.
• FEL - FEL familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
• FeLV - FeLV feline leukemia virus.
• FeNa - FeNa fractional excretion of sodium: (UNa x PCr/PNa x UCr) x 100; <1>
• FEP - FEP free erythrocyte protoporphyrin.
• FER - FER flexion extension rotation.
• FERC - FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
• FES - FES functional electric stimulation (Cleveland FES Center).
• FES - FES functional electrical stimulation.
• FES - FES functional endoscopic sinus.
• FES-LCE - FES-LCE functional electrical stimulation (FES)-induced leg cycle ergometer (LCE).
• FESSH - FESSH Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand.
• FEV - FEV forced expiratory volume.
• FEV1 - FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second.
• FF - FF forward flexion.
• Ff - Ff free fraction.
• FFA - FFA for further appointment.
• FFD - FFD free from disability.
• FFM - FFM Five-Factor Model of personality.
• FFROM - FFROM full free range of motion.
• FFS - FFS failure-free survival.
• FFS - FFS fee-for-service.
• FFS - FFS Five-Factors Score (a prognostic scoring systems).
• FFT - FFT forward flexion: fingertips to toes.
• FGF - FGF fibroblast growth factor.
• FH - FH family history.
• FH - FH follicular hyperplasia.
• FHLH - FHLH familial histiocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
• FHR - FHR fetal heart rate.
• FHS - FHS fetal heart sounds.
• FHT - FHT fetal heart tones.
• Fib - Fib fibroblasts.
• FID - FID flame ionization detectors (chromatography).
• FIGO - FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Federation Internationale de Gynecologie et d’Obstetrique).
• FIMS - FIMS Federation Internationale de Medecine Sportive (International Federation of Sports Medicine).
• FIN - FIN finasteride.
• FINCEN - FINCEN Financial Center.
• FiO2 - FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen.
• FISH - FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization.
• FIT - FIT Fracture Intervention Trial.
• FITC - FITC fluorescein isothiocyanate.
• FIX - FIX fixed arm support.
• FJRM - FJRM full joint range of motion.
• FL - FL flank.
• FL - FL flexion.
• FL - FL fluid.
• FL - FL follicular lymphoma.
• FL - FL fully lactating.
• FL-LC - FL-LC follicular lymphoma large cell.
• FL-M - FL-M follicular lymphoma mixed small cleaved and large.
• FL-SC - FL-SC follicular lymphoma small cleaved.
• FLD - FLD frontal lobe dementia.
• Flex - Flex flexion.
• FLEX - FLEX flexion.
• Fli1 - Fli1 Friend leukemia integration 1 gene.
• FLX - FLX flexion
• FMD - FMD family medical doctor.
• FMD - FMD foot and mounth disease.
• FMF - FMF Foreign Military Funding.
• FMH - FMH fetal-maternal hemorrhage.
• FMR-1 - FMR-1 fragile X mental retardation 1 gene.
• FMRP - FMRP fragile X mental retardation protein(s).
• FMS - FMS fibromyalgia syndrome.
• FMSI - FMSI Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana (Federation of Italian Sports Medicine) (ItalianMedSport).
• FN - FN fibronectin.
• FNA - FNA fine needle aspiration.
• FNAB - FNAB fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
• FNH - FNH focal nodular hyperplasia.
• FNP - FNP family nurse practitioner
• FO - FO fecal output.
• FOBT - FOBT fecal occult blood testing.
• FOC - FOC flight of colors test.
• FOP - FOP fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
• FORE - FORE Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education.
• FOS - FOS Finnish Osteoporosis Society (EFFO Member Society).
• FOS - FOS full of stool/constipated.
• FOSA - FOSA Federation of Spine Associations (AAOS Specialty Societies).
• FOSIT - FOSIT Fosamax International Trial.
• FP - FP fluticasone propionate.
• FPA - FPA fibrinopeptide A.
• FPB - FPB fibrinopeptide B.
• FPB - FPB flexor pollicis brevis.
• FPD - FPD fibrin(ogen) degradation products.
• FPIA - FPIA fluorescence polarization immunoassay.
• FPL - FPL flexor pollicis longus.
• FPL - FPL functional profile length.
• FPM - FPM full passive movements.
• FPMA - FPMA Florida Podiatric Medical Association.
• FPT - FPT farnesyl protein transferase.
• FR - FR fracture.
• FR - FR frequency of respiration.
• FR - FR full range.
• FRBB - FRBB fracture of both bones.
• FRC - FRC fibroblastic reticulum cells.
• FRC - FRC functional residual capacity.
• FRCP - FRCP Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
• FRCP(C) - FRCP(C) Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
• FRCSI - FRCSI Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
• FRJM - FRJM full range of joint movement.
• FROM - FROM full range of motion full range of movement.
• FS - FS frozen section.
• FSB - FSB Formosan Society of Biomechanics.
• FSC - FSC forward angle light scatter (flow cytometry term).
• FSC - FSC fracture simple comminuted.
• FSCAI - FSCAI Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions.
• FSCC - FSCC fracture simple complete comminuted.
• FSCCL - FSCCL follicular small cleaved cell lymphomas.
• FSCPC - FSCPC fast-setting calcium phosphate cement.
• FSD - FSD functional sensory deficit.
• FSE - FSE fast-spin-echo.
• FSGS - FSGS focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis.
• FSH - FSH follicle stimulating hormone.
• FSN - FSN Foreign Service National.
• FSOs - FSOs family members and significant others.
• FSS - FSS frozen shoulder syndrome.
• ft - ft Foot feet (measure).
• FT - FT low-molecular polypeptide factors of thymus.
• FT-IR - FT-IR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.
• FT4 - FT4 free thyroxin.
• FT4I - FT4I free thyroxin (T4) index.
• FTA-ABS - FTA-ABS fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test.
• FTD - FTD frontotemporal dementia.
• FTI - FTI farnesyl transferase inhibitor.
• FTI - FTI free thyroxin index.
• FTIR - FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared.
• FTKA - FTKA failed to keep appointment.
• FTND - FTND full term normal delivery.
• FTNM - FTNM The French TNM Group.
• FTR - FTR fast-twitch red (skeletal muscle).
• FTSG - FTSG full thickness skin graft.
• FTT - FTT failure to thrive.
• FTW - FTW fast-twitch white (skeletal muscle).
• FTW - FTW fat weight.
• FTW - FTW first time wheezing.
• FTY - FTY fat yield.
• FU - FU follow-up.
• FU(5-) - FU(5-) 5-fluorouracil (treatment regimen).
• FUBAR - FUBAR Fowled Up Beyond All Recognition.
• FUO - FUO fever of undetermined (or unknown) origin.
• FVC - FVC forced vital capacity.
• FVII - FVII factor VII.
• FVIIa - FVIIa activated factor VII.
• FVIIAg - FVIIAg factor VII antigen.
• FVIIc - FVIIc factor VII coagulant activity.
• FWB - FWB full weight bearing.
• FX - FX Fx fracture.
• FXBB - FXBB fracture of both bones.
• FXS - FXS fragile X syndrome.
• FY - FY fiscal year.
• FYI - FYI for your information.