Page 2 - Letter F - Medical Science dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Fibrin Fibrin is an insoluble elastic protein formed by the action ...	Fibrinogen Fibrinogen is a soluble protein contained in blood plasma ...
Fibrinolysis Fibrinolysis is the dissolution of fibrin and, by extension, ...	Fibroadenoma A fibroadenoma is a benign tumour which may affect the ...
Fibrocystic breast disease Fibrocystic breast disease is a rather imprecise term ...	Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is occasionally incorrectly diagnosed and often ...
Fibroplasia Fibroplasia is the formation of fibrous tissue.	Fibrosis Fibrosis is the formation of scar tissue.
Fibula The fibula (peroneal bone) is a leg bone. Site of the ...	Filiform Filiform describes a structure or muscle that is extremely ...
Filtration In radiology, the term filtration refers to any material, ...	Fingerprint Fingerprints are marks left by the furrows on the tips of ...
Fistula A fistula is the abnormal formation of an opening or channel ...	Flatulence Flatulence is the medical term used to describe air or gas ...
Flex The term flex means to bend. Anatomically it is often used ...	Flexion Flexion is a movement involving folding or contraction of a muscle.
Fluorescein Fluorescein is a harmless orange dye mainly used in ...	Fluorescence microscope The fluorescence microscope is one of the large family of ...
fMRI fMRI (functional nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) is a ...	Focal epilepsy Focal (or partial) epilepsy involves focal epileptic ...