Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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FCD feces collection device; fibrocystic disease; fibrocystic dysplasia; focal cytoplasmic degradation
FCE fibrocartilaginous embolism
FceR fragment receptor for immunoglobulin E
FCF fetal cardiac frequency; fibroblast chemotactic factor
FCFC fibroblast colony-forming cell
FcγR fragment receptor for immunoglobulin G
FCH faculty contact hour; family care home; fetal cystic hygroma
FCHL familial combined hyperlipidemia
FChS Fellow of the Society of Chiropodists
FCHSP flight crew health stabilization program [NASA]
FCI fixed-cell immunofluorescence; folded cell index; food chemical intolerance
FCIM Federated Council for Internal Medicine
fCJD familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
FCL fibroblast cell line
fcly face lying
FCM flow cytometry; fuzzy cognitive map [algorithm]
FCMC familial chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis; family centered maternity care
FCMD Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy
FCMS Fellow of the College of Medicine and Surgery; Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome
FCMW Foundation for Child Mental Welfare
FCO Fellow of the College of Osteopathy
FCoV feline coronavirus
FCP F-cell production; femoral hole coronal positioning; final common pathway; Functional Communication Profile
FCPN fuzzy coloured Petri net
FCPR fatigue crack propagation rate
FCPS Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
FCR flexor carpi radialis; fractional catabolic rate; Fuji computed radiography
FcR Fc receptor; fragment receptor [immunoglobulin]
FCRA fecal collection receptacle assembly; Fellow of the College of Radiologists of Australasia
FCRC Frederick Cancer Research Center
FcRγ fragment receptor gamma chain
FCS faciocutaneoskeletal syndrome; fecal containment system; feedback control system; fetal calf serum; foot compartment syndrome
FCSP Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
FCST Fellow of the College of Speech Therapists
FCSW female commercial sex worker
FCT food composition table; fucosyl transferase
FCU flexor carpi ulnaris
FCV feline calicivirus; fowl calicivirus
FCx frontal cortex
FCXM flow cytometric cross-matching
FD familial dysautonomia; family doctor; fan douche; fatal dose; fetal danger; fibrin derivative; fibrous dysplasia; floppy disk; focal distance; Folin-Denis [assay]; follicular diameter; foot drop; forceps delivery; Fourier descriptor; fractal dimension; fracture-dislocation; freeze drying
FD1 from day 1
FD2 from day 2
FD₅₀ median fatal dose
Fd the amino-terminal portion of the heavy chain of an immunoglobulin molecule; ferredoxin
fd fundus
FDA Fisher discriminant analysis; fluorescein diacetate; Food and Drug Administration; right frontoanterior [fetal position]
FDA-CBER Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
FDAM fuzzy logic based decision analysis module
FDAMA Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act
FDAW film digitizer acquisition workstation
FDB familial defective apolipoprotein B
FDBL fecal daily blood loss
FDC factor-dependent cell [line]; follicular dendritic cell
FD&C Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; food, drugs, and cosmetics
FDCA Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FDCPA Food, Drug, and Consumer Product Agency
FDD fluorescent differential display; Food and Drugs Directorate; frequency division duplex [telemedicine]
FDDC ferric dimethyldithiocarbonate
FDDI fiber distributed data interface; film distribution data interface
FDDS Family Drawing Depression Scale
FDE female day-equivalent; final drug evaluation
FDECU field employable environmental control unit
FDF fast death factor; fractional dimension filtering
FDFQ Food/Drink Frequency Questionnaire
FDFT farnesyldiphosphate farnesyltransferase
FDG [clinical] features of differential diagnosis; fluorine 18-labeled deoxyglucose; fluorodeoxyglucose [scan]
fdg feeding
FDGF fibroblast-derived growth factor
FDG-PET fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
FDH familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia; focal dermal hypoplasia; formaldehyde dehydrogenase
FDI facial disability index; fibrillation detection interval; first dorsal interosseous [muscle]; frequency domain imaging; functional disability index; International Dental Federation [Federation Dentaire Internationale]
FDIU fetal death in utero
FDK Feldkamp [algorithm]
FDL flexor digitorum longus
FDLMP first day of last menstrual period
FDLO fluorescent dye-labeled oligonucleotide
FDLV fer de lance virus
FDM fetus of diabetic mother; fibrous dysplasia of the mandible; finite differentiation method; fluorodeoxymannose
FDMP fluid depth at Morison's pouch
FDNB fluorodinitrobenzene
FDO Fleet Dental Officer
FDOPA fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine
FDP family doctor practice; fibrin degradation product; fibrinogen degradation product; flexor digitorum profundus; fructose-1,6-diphosphate; left frontoposterior [position of fetus]
FDPase fructose-1,6-diphosphatase
FDPM frequency domain photon migration
FDPS farnesyl diphosphate synthetase
FDPSL farnesyl diphosphate synthetase-like
FDQB flexor digiti quinti brevis
FDR first-degree relative; fractional disappearance rate
FDS Fellow in Dental Surgery; fiber duodenoscope; flexor digitorum superficialis
FDSRCSEng Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
FDT right frontotransverse [position of fetus]
FDTD finite difference time domain [method]
FdUrd fluorodeoxyuridine
(F)dUTP fluorescent deoxyuridine triphosphate
FDV Fiji disease virus; foliar decay virus; Friend disease virus
FDWT fast dyadic wavelet transform
FDXD flat dynamic x-ray image detector
FDZ fetal danger zone
FE fatty ester; fecal emesis; fetal erythroblastosis; fetal erythrocyte; figure eight [Doppler signal kernel]; finite element; fluid extract; fluorescent erythrocyte; forced expiration; formaldehyde-ethanol; frequency-encoded; frozen embryo
Fe female; ferret
F_e fraction excreted [of dose]
fe female
FEA finite element analysis
feb fever [Lat. febris]
FEBP fetal estrogen-binding protein
FEBS Federation of European Biochemical Societies
FEB SZ febrile seizures
FEC fixed excitation codebook; forced expiratory capacity; free erythrocyte coproporphyrin; freestanding emergency center; Friend erythroleukemia cell
FECH ferrochelatase
FECG fetal electrocardiogram
F_ECO_₂ fractional concentration of carbon dioxide in expired gas
FECP free erythrocyte coproporphyrin
FECSR flexion-extension cervical spine radiography
FECT fibroelastic connective tissue
FECU factor [VIII] correctional unit
FECV feline enteric coronavirus
FECVC functional extracellular fluid volume
FED field emission display; figure eight distribution; fish eye disease
FeD iron deficiency
Fed federal
FedNets Federal agency networks
FEDRIP Federal Research in Progress [database]
FedStats Federal statistics
FEE forced equilibrating expiration
FEEG fetal electroencephalography
FEER field echo with even echo rephasing
FEESST flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with sensory testing
FEF forced expiratory flow
FEF_25-75 forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of forced vital capacity
FEF₅₀ forced expiratory flow at 50% of forced vital capacity
FEF₅₀/FIF₅₀ ratio of expiratory flow to inspiratory flow at 50% of forced vital capacity
FEFV forced expiratory flow volume
fEGG fast electrogastrogram
FEH focal epithelial hyperplasia
FEHBARS Federal Employee Health Benefit Acquisition Regulations
FEHBP Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
FEHBP-MSA Federal Employees Health Benefits Program-Medical Savings Account
Fe⁺²Hgb ferromethemoglobin
Fe⁺³Hgb ferrimethemoglobin
FeHV felid herpesvirus
FEIBA factor eight bypassing activity
FEKG fetal electrocardiogram
FEL familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
FELASA Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Association
FELC Friend erythroleukemia cells
FeLV feline leukemia virus
FEM female; femur, femoral; finite element method [algorithm]; finite element model
fem female; femur, femoral
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMINA Felodipine ER and Metoprolol in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
fem intern at inner side of the thighs [Lat. femoribus internus]
FEN flap endonuclease [protein]
Fen fenfluramine
FENa, FE_Na fractional excretion of sodium
FEO familial expansile osteolysis
FE_O_₂, F_EO_₂ fractional concentration of oxygen in expired gas
FEOBV fluoroethoxybenzylvesamicol
FEP fluorinated ethylene-propylene; free erythrocyte protoporphyrin; front-end processing; front-end processor
FEPB functional electronic peroneal brace
FEPP free erythrocyte protoporphyrin
FER flexion, extension, rotation; fractional esterification rate; functional entity-relationship
fert fertility, fertilized
FES family environment scale; fat embolism syndrome; flame emission spectroscopy; forced expiratory spirogram; functional electrical stimulation
Fe/S iron/sulfur [protein]
FESO₄ ferrous sulfate
FESS functional endoscopic sinus surgery
FEST Fosinopril Efficacy/Safety Trial; Fosinopril on Exercise Tolerance [study]; Framework for European Services in Telemedicine
FeSV feline sarcoma virus
FET field-effect transistor; forced expiratory time
FETE Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis
FETs forced expiratory time in seconds
FEUO for external use only
FEV familial exudative vitreoretinopathy; forced expiratory volume
FEV1, FEV₁ forced expiratory volume in one second
FEV_1% ratio of FEV₁ to FVC
fev fever
FEVB frequency ectopic ventricular beat
FEVR familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
FF degree of fineness of abrasive particles; fat-free; father factor; fecal frequency; fertility factor; field of Forel; filtration fraction; fine fiber; fine focus; finger flexion; finger-to-finger; fixation fluid; flat feet; flip-flop; fluorescent focus; follicular fluid; force fluids; forearm factor; forearm flow; forward flexion; foster father; free fraction; fresh frozen; fundus firm
F2F face-to-face
F-F femoro-femoral
ff⁺ fertility inhibition positive
ff^- fertility inhibition negative
FFA Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists; free fatty acid
FFAP free fatty acid phase
FFARCS Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons
FFB fat-free body; flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy
FFC fixed flexion contracture; fluorescence flow cytometry; free from chlorine
FFCM Fellow of the Faculty of Community Medicine
FFD Fellow in the Faculty of Dentistry; finger-to-floor distance; focus-film distance; free-form deformations
FFDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FFDD focal facial dermal dysplasia
FFDM full field digital mammography
FFDSRCS Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons
FFDW fat-free dry weight
FFE fast field echo; fecal fat excretion
FFF degree of fineness of abrasive particles; field-flow fractionation; flicker fusion frequency
FFG free fat graft