Category: F
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Feng Zhen
Skin rash caused by wind or wind–heat that comes and goes quickly.
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Feng Shui
Categorized as a type of edema caused by external pathogenic wind usually presenting with edema more pronounced on the face and potentially moving throughout the body. An ancient Chinese art of interior and architectural design, the object of which is to create a soothing and healthful living environment, one that is in accord with the…
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Furunculosis
Skin condition characterized by persistent, recurring boils. The persistent sequential occurrence of furuncles over a period of weeks or months or the simultaneous occurrence of a number of furuncles. Boil caused by a coccus bacterium. A condition in which several boils appear at the same time. Acute skin disease marked by presence of many furuncles.…
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Furuncle
Is a skin disease caused by the infection of hair follicles usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Infection of a hair follicle. A form of small skin abscess involving a sebaceous gland: furunculosis. Boil: small, painful lump in the skin that has a core of dead…
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Friedreich’s ataxia
Is a genetic inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to the nervous system resulting in symptoms ranging from muscle weakness and speech problems to heart disease. An inherited disease characterized by gait disturbance, clumsiness, and weakness of the lower extremities. An inherited nervous disease which affects the spinal cord and is associated with club foot,…
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FRAP
Ferric reducing ability of plasma, an assay used to assess antioxidant property.
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Fontanelle
Soft spot on an infant’s skull. The soft cartilage between the bony sections of a baby’s skull. Incompletely ossified spaces or soft spots between the cranial bones of the skull of a fetus or infant. A space between bones of the fetal or young skull covered with a membrane. The shows a rhythmic pulsation produced…
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Fomentation
Treatment by the application of war, moist substance. A hot, wet poultice used on painful, inflamed areas. The usual form is a towel dipped in tea and applied hot or warm to the swollen tissue, being changed when it cools. Application of warm, wet coverings to relieve pain or inflammation. A hot, wet application for…
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FMD (Flow Mediated Dilation)
A measure of endothelial dysfunction which is used to evaluate cardiovascular risk.
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Flux
An excessive discharge of fluid. An excessive production of liquid from the body. Excessive flow of liquid from an organ or cavity (e.g., diarrhea); also, continuous change (e.g., things are in a state of flux). An abnormally copious flow from an organ or cavity. Alvine flux is diarrhea. An excessive flow or discharge from an…