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- F-CL
- fluorouracil and leucovorin
- F/H
- family history
- FAB
- french, american, british
- FAB-M6
- acute erythroblastic leukemia
- FAC
- cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and fluorouracil
- fallopian tube
- (fa-LO-pee-in) Part of the female reproductive tract. There are two long slender fallopian tubes through which eggs pass from the ovaries to the uterus
- false-negative test result
- A test result that indicates that a person does not have a specific disease or condition when the person actually does have the disease or condition
- false-positive test result
- A test result that indicates that a person has a specific disease or condition when the person actually does not have the disease or condition
- FAM
- doxorubicin, fluorouracil, and mitomycin
- familial
- Tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
- familial adenomatous polyposis
- (ad-in-O-mut-us pah-li-PO-sis) FAP. An inherited condition in which numerous polyps (growths that protrude from mucous membranes) form on the inside walls of the colon and rectum. It More…
- familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome
- FAMMM syndrome. An inherited condition marked by the following: (1) one or more first- or second-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, or uncle) with More…
- familial cancer
- Cancer that occurs in families more often than would be expected by chance. These cancers often occur at an early age, and may indicate the presence of a gene mutation that increases the More…
- familial dysplastic nevi
- (fa-MI-lee-yul dis-PLAS-tik NEE-vye) A condition that runs in certain families in which at least two members have dysplastic nevi (atypical moles) and have a tendency to develop melanoma More…
- familial polyposis
- (pah-li-PO-sis) An inherited condition in which numerous polyps (growths that protrude from mucous membranes) form on the inside walls of the colon and rectum. It increases the risk of More…
- family history
- A record of a person's current and past illnesses, and those of his or her parents, brothers, sisters, children, and other family members. A family history shows the pattern of certain More…
- FAMMM
- familial atypical multiple mole melanoma
- FAMMM syndrome
- Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome. An inherited condition marked by the following: (1) one or more first- or second-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child, grandparent, More…
- FAMTX
- doxorubicin, fluorouracil, leucovorin, and methotrexate
- Fanconi's anemia
- A rare and often fatal inherited disease in which the bone marrow fails to produce red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, or a combination of these cells. The disease may transform More…
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