Category: F
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Footling presentation
Fetal position in which the feet come first. A presentation where the baby is positioned with the feet leading the way.
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Family nurse practitioner
A nurse practitioner who is licensed to treat people of any age.
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Fibroepithelial polyp
A smooth-surfaced polyp of the oral mucosa, usually developing after trauma to the area.
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Fibrinous polyp
A polyp containing fibrin and blood, located in the uterine cavity.
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Familial amyloiditic polyneuropathy
An inherited form of amyloid polyneuropathy in which abnormal forms of transthyretin are deposited in nerves and brain tissue, making multiple nerves malfunction.
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Frontal pole
The most forward tip of the frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere.
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Formaldehyde poisoning
Poisoning due to ingestion of formaldehyde.
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Fish poisoning
A form of food poisoning caused by eating fish that are inherently poisonous or poisonous because they had decomposed, become infected, or had fed on other poisonous life forms.
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Fixation point
The fovea or point on the retina where the visual axes (lines) meet the point of clearest vision.
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Fibrous pneumonia
Pneumonia followed by formation of scar tissue.