Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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F&R force and rhythm [pulse]
Fr fracture; francium; franklin [unit charge]; French; frequency or frequent
Fr1 first fraction
f_R respiratory frequency
FRA fibrinogen-related antigen; fluorescent rabies antibody
fra fragile [site]
FRAC Food Research and Action Center
frac fracture
fract fracture
FrAdV frog adenovirus
F()R:Ag factor () related antigen
FRAME Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
FRAMI Fragmin in Acute Myocardial Infarction [study]
FRAP fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching
FRAT free radical assay technique
FRAX fragile [chromosome] X
fra(X) chromosome X fragility; fragile X chromosome, fragile X syndrome
FRAXA fragile X syndrome A
FRAXE fragile X syndrome E
FRAXIDIS Fraxiparine in Post-Hospital Discharge [study]
FRAXIS Fraxiparine in Ischemic Syndromes [study]
FRAX-MR fragile X-mental retardation [syndrome]
FRAXODI Fraxiparine Once Daily Injection [study]
Fr BB fracture of both bones
FRC Federal Radiation Council; frozen red cells; functional reserve capacity; functional residual capacity
F()R:C factor () related cofactor activity
FRCD Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists; fixed ratio combination drug
FRCGP Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
FRCOG Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
FRCP Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
FRCPA Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia
FRCPath Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
FRCP(C) Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada
FRCPE Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
FRCPI Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
FRCPsych Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
FRCS Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS(C) Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
FRCSEd Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
FRCSEng Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
FRCSI Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
FRCVS Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
FRD fumarate dehydrogenase
frd fumarate dehydrogenase [gene]
FRDA Friedreich ataxia
FRD A fumarate dehydrogenase A
FRDA-Acad Acadian Friedreich ataxia
FRD B fumarate dehydrogenase B
FRD C fumarate dehydrogenase C
FRD D fumarate dehydrogenase D
FRE Fischer rat embryo; flow-related enhancement
FREFLEX force reflecting exoskeleton
FREIR Federal Research on Biological and Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation
frem fremitus
freq frequency
FRES Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
FRESCO Florence Randomized Elective Stenting in Acute Coronary Occlusion [study]
FRESH food re-education for elementary school health [program]
FRET fluorescence resonance energy transfer
FRF Fertility Research Foundation; follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor
FRFC functional renal failure of cirrhosis
FRH follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing hormone
FRh fetal rhesus monkey [kidney cell]
FRhK fetal rhesus monkey kidney [cell]
FRHS fast-repeating high sequence
FRIC Fragmin in Unstable Coronary Artery Disease [trial]
frict friction
FRIPHH Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
FRISC Fragmin During Instability in Coronary Artery Disease [trial]
FRISCII Fragmin and/or Revascularization during Instability in Coronary Artery Disease [trial]
FRIV frijoles virus
FRJM full range joint movement
FRMedSoc Fellow of the Royal Medical Society
FrMLV Friend murine leukemia virus
FRMS Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
FrMV Frangipani mosaic virus
FRNN fuzzy rough nearest neighbor [algorithm]
FRNS Fryns syndrome
FRO floor reaction orthosis
fROAT flounder renal organic anion transporter
FROC free receiver operating characteristic
FROG French Rotablator Group [study]
FROM full range of movements
FROST French Optimal Stenting Trial
FRP follicle-stimulating hormone releasing protein; functional refractory period
FRS Fellow of the Royal Society; ferredoxin-reducing substance; first rank symptom; fragment separator; furosemide
FRSH Fellow of the Royal Society of Health
FRT Family Relations Test; full recovery time
Fru fructose
FRV full-length retroviral [sequence]; functional residual volume
Frx fracture
FS factor of safety; Fanconi syndrome; feasibility study; febrile seizures; Felty syndrome; fetoscopy; fibrin sealant; fibromyalgia syndrome; fibrosarcoma; field stimulation; file server; fine structure; Fisher syndrome; flexible sigmoidoscope; fluorescence spectrometry; food service; forearm supination; fractional shortening; fracture site; fragile site; frequency-shifted [imaging]; Friesinger score; frozen section; full scale [IQ]; full sensitivity; full soft [diet]; full strength; functional shortening; function study; functional system; human foreskin [cells]; simple fracture
%FS percent fractional shortening
F/S female, spayed [animal]; frozen section
FSA fast simulated annealing; flexible spending account
FSB fetal scalp blood
FSBA fluorosulfonylbenzoyladenosine
FSBP finger systolic blood pressure
FSBT Fowler single breath test
FSC finite sample criterion; Food Standards Committee; forward scatter
FSCCL follicular small cleaved cell lymphoma
FSCR flexible surface coil-type resonator
FSD focus-skin distance
FSE fast spin echo; feline spongiform encephalopathy; filtered smoke exposure
FSE-IR fast spin echo-inversion recovery [imaging]
FSEV Figulus subleavis entomopoxvirus
FSF fibrin stabilizing factor; front surface fluorescence
FSG fasting serum glucose; focal segmental sclerosis
FSGHS focal segmental glomerular hyalinosis and sclerosis
FSGN focal sclerosing glomerulonephritis
FSGS focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
FSH fascioscapulohumeral; focal and segmental hyalinosis; follicle-stimulating hormone
FSHB follicle-stimulating hormone, beta chain
FSHD facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
FSH/LR-RH follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
FSHR follicle-stimulating hormone receptor
FSH-RF follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor
FSH-RH follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing hormone
FSHSMA facioscapulohumeral spinal muscular atrophy
FSI foam stability index; Food Sanitation Institute; functional status index
FSIQ full-scale intelligence quotient
FSL fasting serum level
FSM finite state machine
FSMB Federation of State Medical Boards
FSMC forward support medical company
FSN functional stimulation, neuromuscular
FSOP free-standing surgical outpatient facility
FSP familial spastic paraplegia; femoral hole sagittal positioning; fibrinogen split products; fibrin split products; fine suspended particles
F-SP special form [Lat. forma specialis]
FSPB finite-size pencil beam [radiation]
FSPGR fast spoiled gradient-recalled acquisition in steady state [MRI]
FSQ Functional Status Questionnaire
FSR Fellow of the Society of Radiographers; film screen radiography; force sensing resistor; force sensing retractor; forward stepping regression; fragmented sarcoplasmic reticulum; full scale range; fusiform skin revision
FSRS functional status rating system
FSS focal segmental sclerosis; Freeman-Sheldon syndrome; French steel sound; functional system scale; fuzzy shell segmentation [algorithm]
FST foam stability test
FSU family service unit; functional spine unit; functional subunit
FSUM focused segmented ultrasound machine
FSV feline fibrosarcoma virus; Fort Sherman virus; forward stroke volume
FSW female sex worker; field service worker
FT Fallot tetralogy; false transmitter; family therapy; farnesyl transferase; fast twitch; fatigue trial; femorotibial; fibrous tissue; fingertip; follow through; force target; Fourier transform; free testosterone; free thyroxine; full term; function test
FT₃ free triiodothyronine
FT₄ free thyroxine
Ft ferritin
fT free testosterone
ft foot, feet
FTA femorotibial angle; fibrin tissue adhesive; fluorescent titer antibody; fluorescent treponemal antibody
FTA-ABS, FTA-Abs fluorescent treponemal antibody, absorbed [test]
FTAG, F-TAG fast-binding target-attaching globulin
FTAS familial testicular agenesis syndrome
FTase farnesyl transferase
FTAT fluorescent treponemal antibody test
FTB front-to-back [visualization]
FTBD fit to be detained; full-term born dead
FTBE focal tick-borne encephalitis
FTBI fractionated total body irradiation
FTBS Family Therapist Behavioral Scale
FTC Federal Trade Commission; Fibrinolysis Trialists Collaboration; fibulotalocalcaneal [ligament]; follicular thyroid carcinoma; frequency threshold curve; frequency tuning curve
ftc foot candle
FTD femoral total density; frontotemporal dementia
FTDS familial testicular dysgenesis syndrome
FTE full-time equivalent
FTEE full-time employee equivalent
FTF finger to finger
FTFT fast time frequency transform
FTG full-thickness graft
FTH ferritin heavy chain; fracture threshold
FTI farnesyl transferase inhibitor; free thyroxine index
FT₃ I free triiodothyronine index
FT₄I free thyroxine index
FTIR Fourier transform infrared; functional terminal innervation ratio
FTKA failed to keep appointment
FTL ferritin light chain
ftL foot lambert
FTLB full-term live birth
ft lb foot pound
FTLV feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus
FTM fluid thioglycolate medium; fractional test meal
FTMS Fourier transform mass spectrometry
FTN finger to nose
FTNB full-term newborn
FTND full-term normal delivery
FTO fructose-terminated oligosaccharide
FTP file transfer protocol [sending and receiving files from remote computers on the Internet]
FTQ Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire
FTR fractional tubular reabsorption
FTS family tracking system; feminizing testis syndrome; fetal tobacco syndrome; fissured tongue syndrome; flexor tenosynovitis; thymulin [Fr. facteur thymique serique]
FTSG full thickness skin graft
FTT failure to thrive; fat tolerance test; Fibrinolytic Therapy Trialist [collaboration]
FTU fluorescence thiourea
FTVD full term vaginal delivery
FU fecal urobilinogen; fetal urobilinogen; fluorouracil; flux unit [ion]; follow-up; fractional urinalysis; fundus
Fu Finsen unit
F/U follow-up, fundus of umbilicus
F&U flanks and upper quadrants
5-FU 5-fluorouracil
FUB functional uterine bleeding
FUC fucosidase
Fuc fucose
FUCA fucosidase alpha