Abbreviations and Acronyms: F

F factor is an acronym for fertility factor

F is an abbreviation of Faraday’s constant

F is an abbreviation of Farenheit

F is an abbreviation of fertility

F is an abbreviation of fluorine

F is an abbreviation of force

F. acuminatum is an abbreviation of Fusarium acuminatum

F. aquatile is an abbreviation of Flavobacterium aquatile

F. brachyloba is an abbreviation of Ferulago brachyloba

F. canicularis is an abbreviation of Fannia canicularis

F. capillaris is an abbreviation of Ferulago capillaris

F. fasciolaris is an abbreviation of Fimbriaria fasciolaris

F. flavissimus is an abbreviation of Forcipiger flavissimus

F. flavus is an abbreviation of Flavodon flavus

F. fujikuroi is an abbreviation of Fusarium fujikuroi

F. is an abbreviation of Farenheit

F. is an abbreviation of fiat

F. is an abbreviation of field of vision

F. is an abbreviation of formula

F. is an abbreviation of French

F. longirostris is an abbreviation of Forcipiger longirostris

F. mandshurica is an abbreviation of Fraxinus mandshurica

F. necrophorum is an abbreviation of Fusobacterium necrophorum

F. odoratum is an abbreviation of Flavobacterium odoratum

F. pardalis is an abbreviation of Felis pardalis

F. rubra is an abbreviation of Festuca rubra

F. rufus is an abbreviation of Felis rufus

F. tigrina is an abbreviation of Felis tigrina

F. viverrina is an abbreviation of Felis viverrina

F. yagouaroundi is an abbreviation of Felis yagouaroundi

F.A.C.D. is an acronym for Fellow of the American College of Dentists

F.A.C.O.G. is an acronym for Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

F.A.C.P. is an acronym for Fellow of the American College of Physicians

F.A.C.S. is an acronym for Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

F.A.C.S.M. is an acronym for Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine

F.A.M.A. is an acronym for Fellow of the American Medical Association

F.A.P.H.A. is an acronym for Fellow of the American Public Health Association

F.D.A. is an acronym for fronto-dextra anterior

F.h. is an acronym for fiat haustus

F.I.C.D. is an acronym for Fellow of the International College of Dentists

F.I.C.S. is an acronym for Fellow of the International College of Surgeons

F.p. is an acronym for fiat potio

F.p. is an acronym for freezing point

F.R.C.P. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

F.R.C.P.C. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada

F.R.C.P.E. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

F.R.C.P.I. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland

F.R.C.S. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

F.R.C.S.(C.) is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada

F.R.C.S.E. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

F.R.C.S.I. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

F.R.C.V.S. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

F.R.F.P.S.G. is an acronym for Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

F0 is an abbreviation of fundamental frequency

F1 is an abbreviation of first filial generation

F11 is an acronym for fimbria 11

F12 is an acronym for fimbria 12

F13 is an acronym for fibria 13

F1c is an acronym for fibria 1c

F2 is an abbreviation of second filial generation

F7 is an acronym for fimbria 7

F8 is an acronym for fimbria 8

F9 is an acronym for fimbria 9

FA is an acronym for fatty acid

FA is an acronym for Friedreich’s ataxia

FAB is an acronym for fragment antigen binding

FACP is an acronym for Fellow of the American College of Physicians

FACS is an acronym for fluorescence-activated cell sorting

FAD is an acronym for familial Alzheimer’s dementia

FAD is an acronym for familial autonomic dysfunction

FAD is an acronym for fetal activity-acceleration determination

FAD is an acronym for flavin adenine dinucleotide

FADAE is an abbreviation of fusaric acid N,N-diethylaminoethylamide

FAE is an acronym for fetal alcohol effect

FAF is an acronym for fibroblast-activating factor

FAH is an acronym for Federation of American Hospitals

FAH is an acronym for fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase

FAICAR is an acronym for 5-formamidoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribotide

FAK is an acronym for First Aid Kit

FALGPA is an abbreviation of 2-furanacryloyl-leucyl-glycyl-prolyl-alanine

FAM is an acronym for foreign air mail

FAME is an acronym for fatty acid methyl esters

FANA is an acronym for fluorescent antinuclear antibody

FANFT is an acronym for formamidonitrofurylthiazole

FAO is an acronym for far-advanced otosclerosis

FAO is an acronym for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAP is an acronym for familial adenomatous polyposis

FAP is an acronym for familial amyloid polyneuropathy

FAP is an acronym for femoral artery pressure

FAP is an acronym for fibrillating action potential

FAP is an acronym for fixed action potential

FAP is an acronym for frozen animal procedure

FAPA is an acronym for fetal acute phase agent

FAPGG is an abbreviation of 2-furanacryloyl-phenylalanyl-glycyl-glycine

FAPOBI is an abbreviation of 4-(6-formyl-3-azidophenoxy)butyrimidate

FAPP is an acronym for feto-acinar pancreatic protein

FaraAMP is an abbreviation of fluoro-ara-adenosine monophosphate

FAS is an acronym for fatty acid synthase

FAS is an acronym for fatty acid synthetase

FAS is an acronym for Federation of American Scientists

FAS is an acronym for fetal alcohol syndrome

FASS is an acronym for field-amplified sample stacking

FASS is an acronym for foot and ankle severity scale

FBAL is an abbreviation of 2-fluoro-beta-alanine

FBGIP is an acronym for fibroblast growth inhibitory protein

FBPNO is an acronym for 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)piperidine-N-oxide

FBS is an abbreviation of fasting blood sugar

FBS is an abbreviation of feedback system

FBS is an abbreviation of fetal bovine serum

Fc is an acronym for fragment, crystallizable

FCA is an acronym for Freund’s complete adjuvant

FCaBP is an acronym for flagellar calcium-binding protein

FCM is an acronym for flow cytometry

Fc-maleimide is an abbreviation of fluorescein-maleimide

FCOL is an acronym for 9-fluorocortisol

FCR is an abbreviation of flexor carpi radialis

FCR is an abbreviation of fractional catabolic rate

FCZ is an abbreviation of fluconazole

FD is an acronym for focal distance

FDA is an acronym for Food and Drug Administration

FDC is an abbreviation of follicular dendritic cell

FdCMP is an acronym for 5-fluoro-2′-deoxycytidine 5′-monophosphate

FDCO is an acronym for fractional distribution of cardiac output

FDDT is an abbreviation of 3′-fluoro-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine

FDDUrd is an abbreviation of 3′-fluoro-2′,3′-dideoxyuridine

FDG is an acronym for 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose

FDHL is an acronym for flexor digitorum and hallucis longus

FDLV is an acronym for fer-de-lance virus

FDP is an acronym for fibrin degradation products

FDP is an acronym for fibrinogen degradation products

FDP is an acronym for flexor digitorum profundus

FDP is an acronym for fructose diphosphate

FDPase is an abbreviation of fructose-1,6-diphosphatase

FDTVE is an acronym for fluoromethyl 2,2-difluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)vinyl ether

FdUMP is an acronym for 5-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine-5′-monophosphate

fe is an abbreviation of female

fe is an abbreviation of female

Fe is an abbreviation of ferret

Fe is an abbreviation of ferrum

FE is an acronym for fatty ester

FE is an acronym for fecal emesis

FE is an acronym for fetal erythroblastosis

FE is an acronym for fetal erythrocyte

FE is an acronym for fluid extract

FE is an acronym for fluorescing erythrocyte

FE is an acronym for forced expiration

FE is an acronym for forced expiratory

FE is an acronym for formaldehyde-ethanol

FE is an acronym for formalin and ethanol

FE is an acronym for format effector

FeAsc is an abbreviation of ferrous-ascorbate complex

Feb is an abbreviation of February

FEDA is an abbreviation of fluorescein ethylenediamine

FEDU is an abbreviation of 5-(2-fluoroethyl)-2′-deoxyuridine

FEER is an acronym for field even echo rephasing

FEER is an acronym for field even-echo rephasing

FeLV is an acronym for feline leukemia virus

fem is an abbreviation of female

fem is an abbreviation of feminine

fem is an abbreviation of femur

FENP is an abbreviation of 21-fluoro-16-ethyl-19-norprogesterone

FES is an acronym for Family Environment Scale

FES is an acronym for fat embolism syndrome

FES is an acronym for flame emission spectroscopy

FES is an acronym for force expiratory spirogram

FES is an acronym for functional electrical stimulation

FES is an acronym for further examples see

FET is an acronym for forced expiration technique

FET is an acronym for frozen embryo transfer

FEV is an acronym for flat endothelial cell vessels

FEV is an acronym for forced expiratory volume

FEV is an acronym for frog erythrocytic virus

FEV1 is an acronym for forced expiratory volume at one second

FEVC is an acronym for forced expiratory vital capacity

FF is an acronym for fat free

FF is an acronym for filtration fraction

FFA is an abbreviation of Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists

FFA is an abbreviation of free fatty acid

FFM is an acronym for fat-free mass

FFM is an acronym for fundus flavimaculatus

FFRCK is an acronym for phenylalanyl-phenylalanyl-arginine chloromethyl ketone

FG is an abbreviation of fasciculus gracilis

FG is an abbreviation of fast-glycolytic [fiber]
FG is an abbreviation of Feeley-Gorman [agar]
fg is an abbreviation of femtogram

FG is an abbreviation of fibrinogen

FG is an abbreviation of Flemish giant [rabbit]
FGF is an acronym for father’s grandfather

FGF is an acronym for fibroblast growth factor

FGF is an acronym for fresh gas flow

FGF receptor is an acronym for fibroblast growth factor receptor

FGFR is an acronym for fibroblast growth factor receptor

FH is an acronym for family history

FH is an acronym for freshly harvested

FH-EC is an acronym for freshly harvested epidermal cells

FHF is an acronym for fulminant hepatic failure

FHR is an acronym for factor-H-related protein

FHR is an acronym for familial hypophosphatemic rickets

FHR is an acronym for fetal heart rate

FHR-3 is an acronym for factor-H-related protein 3

FHR-4 is an acronym for factor-H-related protein 4

FI is an acronym for fluorescence intensity

FIA is an acronym for fluorescence immunoassay analyzer

FIAU triphosphate is an acronym for fialuridine triphosphate

FIAUMP is an acronym for fialuridine monophosphate

FIAUTP is an acronym for fialuridine triphosphate

FIF is an acronym for formaldehyde-induced fluorescence

fig. is an abbreviation of figure

FIGLU is an acronym for formiminoglutamic acid

FIGO is an acronym for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

FIP is an acronym for feline infectious peritonitis

FIPV is an acronym for feline infectious peritonitis virus

FITC is an acronym for fluorescein isothiocyanate

FITC-RSA is an acronym for fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled rat serum albumin

FIV is an acronym for forced inspirataory volume

FK is an acronym for feline kidney

FL is an acronym for femur length

fla is an abbreviation of flagellin

FLA is an acronym for fluorescent-labeled antibody

FLA is an acronym for fronto-laeva anterior

FLC is an abbreviation of fetal liver cells

FLCP is an acronym for fetal lung cytostatic protein

Fld is an abbreviation of flavodoxin

FLD is an acronym for familial LCAT deficiency

FLD is an acronym for farmer’s lung disease

fld is an acronym for fatty liver dystrophy gene

FLD is an acronym for fibrotic lung disease

FLD is an acronym for fluorescence detection

FLD is an acronym for formaldehyde dehydrogenase

FLD is an acronym for frontal lobe degeneration

FLD is an acronym for frontal lobe dementia

FLG is an acronym for 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-fluoroguanosine

FLK is an acronym for fetal lamb kidney

FLLRN is an acronym for phenylalanyl-leucyl-leucyl-arginyl-asparagine

FLP is an acronym for fronto-laeva posterior

FLT is an acronym for fronto-laeva transversa

fluoro-ara-AMP is an abbreviation of fluoro-ara-adenosine monophosphate

Fm is an abbreviation of fermium

FMAU is an abbreviation of 2′-fluoro-5-methylarabinosyluracil

Fmax is an abbreviation of maximal force

Fmax is an abbreviation of maximum force

FMC is an abbreviation of forearm mineral content

FMD is an abbreviation of forearm mineral density

FMDTEE is an acronym for fluoromethyl 2-methoxy-2,2-difluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl ether

FMFTVE is an acronym for fluoromethyl 2-methoxy-2-fluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)vinyl ether

FMHLPO is an acronym for formyl-methylhomoseryl-leucyl-phenylalanine methyl ester

FMIF is an acronym for fibroblast migration inhibitory factor

FMLP is an abbreviation of formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine

fMLPdansLys is an acronym for N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanyl-(N-dansyl)lysine

FMLPLD is an acronym for N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanyl-lysine-dansyl

FMN is an acronym for flavin mononucleotide

fmol is an abbreviation of femtomole

FMoxLP is an abbreviation of N-formylmethionyl sulfoxide-leucyl-phenylalanine

FMP is an acronym for f-metphe

FMPP is an acronym for 4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl phosphate

FMRFamide is an acronym for phenylalanyl-methionyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide

FMRFamidelike is an acronym for phenylalanyl-methionyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamidelike

FMS is an abbreviation of fat-mobilizing substance

FMS is an abbreviation of Fellow of the Medical Society

FMS is an abbreviation of fibromyalgia syndrome

FMS is an abbreviation of full mouth series

Fn is an acronym for fibronectin

FNA is an acronym for fine-needle aspiration

FNAB is an abbreviation of fine-needle aspiration biopsy

FNAC is an abbreviation of fine-needle aspiration cytology

FnBP is an acronym for fibronectin-binding protein

FNC is an acronym for fatty nutritional cirrhosis

FNFB is an abbreviation of 5-fluoro-(2′-nitrofuryl)-2-benzimidazole

FNLLP is an abbreviation of N-formylnorleucyl-leucyl-4-phenylalanine

FNR is an acronym for fibronectin receptor

Fo is an abbreviation of fundamental frequency

FOC is an acronym for Fisheries and Oceans Canada

FOC is an acronym for fish-oil concentrate

FOC is an acronym for force of contraction

FOC is an acronym for freedom of choice

FOC is an acronym for fronto-occipital circumference

FOCMA is an acronym for feline oncornavirus-associated cell membrane antigen

FOMi is an acronym for 5-fluorouracil, vincristine, and mitomycin C

FOP is an acronym for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

FOP is an acronym for focal organizing pneumonia

FOP is an acronym for forensic pathology

Fop is an acronym for Francisella tularensis outer membrane protein

FOP is an acronym for functional occlusal plane

FOP is an acronym for fundus-oriented perimetry

formylmethionyl-ACTH is an acronym for formylmethionyl adrenocorticotropin

fp is an acronym for foot-pound

FPRCK is an acronym for phenylalanyl-prolyl-arginine-chloromethyl ketone

Fr is an abbreviation of Father

FR is an abbreviation of flocculation reaction

Fr is an abbreviation of franc

Fr is an abbreviation of France

Fr is an abbreviation of francium

Fr is an abbreviation of French

FRAT is an acronym for free radical assay technique

FRC is an abbreviation of functional residual capacity

FREK is an acronym for fibroblast growth factor receptor-like embryonic kinase

FRF is an acronym for follicle-stimulating hormone releasing factor

FRO is an acronym for fibrinogen receptor occupancy

FRO is an acronym for free radical formation

FRTL-5 cell is an acronym for Fisher rat thyroid line-5 cell

FRTL-5 is an acronym for Fisher rat thyroid line-5

FSA is an abbreviation of fibrosarcoma

FSA is an acronym for fractal signature analysis

FSA is an acronym for frozen section analysis

FSE is an acronym for focal symmetrical encephalomalacia

FSGS is an acronym for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

FSH is an acronym for fascioscapulohumeral

FSH is an acronym for focal and segmental hyalinosis

FSH is an acronym for follicle-stimulating hormone

FSH/LH-RH is an acronym for follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

FSH-RF is an acronym for follicle stimulating hormone releasing factor

FSS is an acronym for frequency-stepped sweep

ft is an abbreviation of foot

FT is an acronym for fast twitch

FTA is an acronym for fluorescein treponema antibody

FTA is an acronym for fluorescent treponemal antibody

FTA-ABS is an acronym for fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption

FTA-ABS test is an acronym for fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test

FTHP is an acronym for formyltetrahydrofolate

FTI is an acronym for free thyroxine index

FTIR is an acronym for Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

FTIR is an acronym for functional terminal innervation ratio

FTP is an acronym for formycin triphosphate

Ftz is an acronym for fushi tarazu

Ftz-F1 is an acronym for fushi tarazu factor 1

FU is an abbreviation of fundus

FU is an acronym for fecal urobilinogen

FU is an acronym for fetal urobilinogen

FU is an acronym for fluorouracil

FU is an acronym for follow-up

FU is an acronym for fractional urinalysis

Fuc is an abbreviation of fucose

FUdR is an acronym for 5-fluorouracil deoxyribonucleoside

FUO is an acronym for fever of unknown origin

FUTP is an acronym for 5-fluorouridine 5′-triphosphate

FV is an acronym for femoral vein

FV is an acronym for fluid volume

FV is an acronym for Friend virus

FVC is an acronym for forced vital capacity

FVGly is an abbreviation of fluorovinylglycine

FVIIIRA is an abbreviation of Factor VIII-related antigen

FZ is an abbreviation of flunitrazepam

fz is an abbreviation of frizzled gene protein

Fz is an abbreviation of frontal midline

Fz is an abbreviation of frontal midline

FZ is an abbreviation of furazolidone

FZ is an acronym for fetal zone

FZ is an acronym for focal zone