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I put this list together as a student, so you will see some things in here that are quite simple. You will also see some words with *s/l* beside them. These are sound-alikes. I put them in the list, the way it sounded to me, then in the right column I entered the word the way it should be, or entered a possible alternative. There are prefixes, suffixes, drugs, abbreviations,etc. Some words have definitions, some do not. Please let me know if you run across any errors and I will correct them.
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| Word or Root | Definition |
| F | fahrenheit |
| faint | syncope |
| fallopian tubes *uterine tubes* | tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus |
| fannensteil incision | see Pfannensteil incision |
| fanninstile *s/l* | Pfannensteil |
| far-point vision | |
| fasci- | fasia *a band* |
| fascia | a band; a sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle |
| fasciculations | |
| fascioscrapulohumeral dystrophy | |
| fasting blood sugar *FBS* | measurement of blood sugar level after a fast of 12 hours |
| fatty SFA disease | fatty superficial femoral artery disease |
| fauces | the opening that leads from the mouth and into the oropharynx |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FDA | Food & Drug Administration |
| featureless | okay but might be fissureless |
| febrile | relating to a fever |
| fecal lift *s/l* | see fecalith |
| fecalith | |
| feces | another word for stool |
| FEF | Forced Expiratory Flow |
| FEF25-75 | |
| FEFMAX | Forced Expiratory Flow at Maximum Effort |
| Feldene | drug |
| femor- | femur |
| femoral artery | |
| femoral embolectomy | performed to remove blood clots |
| femoral pulse | |
| femoral-popliteal bypass | surgical treatment for anteriosclerotic disease of the femoral artery |
| femur | longest bone in the body |
| fennel seed | herbal medicine |
| fentanyl patch | a pain reliever |
| fenugreek seed | herbal medicine |
| feochromocytoma *s/l* | pheochromocytoma |
| Feosol | for iron deficiency |
| ferilin *s/l* discharge | purulent discharge |
| ferre | to bear |
| ferritin | lab test |
| Ferrlecit *sodium ferric gluconate* | drug for iron deficiency anemia |
| Ferro-Sequels | OTC iron supplement |
| ferrosulfate *s/l* | ferrous sulfate |
| ferro-sulfate *s/l* | ferrous sulfate |
| ferrous sulfate | |
| festination | |
| fetal monitoring | use of an electronic device for simultaneous recording of fetal heart rate and uterine contractions |
| fetoscope | placed on the abdomen to auscultate fetal heart tones |
| fetus | developing organism from the ninth week to birth |
| FEV1 | FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second |
| FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume in one second |
| FEV1/FVC ratio | |
| FEV1:FVC ratio | FEV1:FVC ratio *forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity ratio* |
| feverfew herb | herbal medicine |
| FH | family history |
| FIAC *fiacitabine* -- antiviral | |
| FIAU *fialuridine* -- antiviral | |
| fibr- | fiber |
| fibrillation | chaotic, irregular contractions of the heart as in atrial or ventricullar flutter |
| fibrinoid | |
| fibroadenoma | benign solid tumor of the breast that is firm, spherical, measures 1 to 5 cm in diameter and typically occurs in younger women |
| fibrocalcific residuals | |
| fibrocystic breasts | benign condition of the breast consisting of fibrous and cystic changes that render the tissue more dense - patient feels painfull lumps that fluctuate with menstrual periods |
| fibroid | benign tumor in the uterus somposed of smooth mucle and fibrous connective tissue |
| fibromyalgia | syndrome of musculoskeletal pain, weakness, and fatigue |
| fibromyoma | benign tumor in the uterus somposed of smooth mucle and fibrous connective tissue |
| fibromyomata | submucous fibromyomata |
| fibronodular infiltrate | |
| Fibrosing alveolitis | Fibrosing alveolitis |
| fibrosis | Fibrosis - a condition marked by relative increase in formation of interstitial fibrous tissue in any organ or region of the body *scar tissue is fibrous* |
| fibrositis | |
| fibrous | pertaining to fiber |
| fibulo- | pertaining to the smaller leg bone |
| ficart classification *s/l* | Ficat *re: x-ray* |
| Ficat classification | re: x-ray |
| fido estrogens *s/l* | phytoestrogens |
| fimbriae | finger-like ends of fallopian tubes |
| findings *s/l* | may be fine needle |
| fine and gross manipulations | |
| fine needle aspiration | |
| fine-needle biopsy | |
| finger cot | |
| FiO2 | |
| Fiorinal | |
| first dorsal interosseous | |
| first-trimester | |
| fiscolitis *s/l* | vasculitis. |
| fissure | cracking, splitting, grooving |
| fistula | abnormal passage such as from one hollow organ to another |
| fistula, rectovaginal | abnormal opening between the vagina and rectum |
| fistula, vesicovaginal | abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina |
| Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome | a complication of gonorrhea in women, marked by fever and right upper quandrant pain |
| Fitzucurtis *s/l* | Fitz-Hugh-Curtis |
| fl oz | fluid ounce |
| flaccid | flabby, relaxed, or having defective or absent muscle tone |
| flagellum | hair like process on sperm cell that makes it motile |
| flank | the posterior portion of the body between thr ribs and the ileum - sometimes associated with the kidney |
| flank incision | used to gain access to the retroperitoneal space to perform a nephrostomy |
| flash pulmonary edema | NOT fast pulmonary edema |
| flatulence | gas in the stomach or intestines |
| flatus | a blowing |
| flatus | gas expelled per rectum |
| Fleets enemas | Brand - capitalize |
| flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy | flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy |
| flexion | bending at the joint so that the angle between the bones is decreased *bending a limb* |
| flora | microorganisms that line on or within a body to compete with disease-producing microorganisms and provide natural immunity against certain infections |
| Florasine *s/l* | Thorazine *for hiccups* |
| Florescine testing | color staining the eyes for scratches on the cornea |
| Florinef | drug |
| flow volume loop | |
| FLT *fluorothymidine* -- antiviral | |
| fluconazale *Diflucan* | antifungal agent |
| fluctuance | white |
| fluid fluid levels | this is correct *fluid twice* typed fluid-fluid levels |
| Fluimucil *acetylcysteine* -- immunomodulator | |
| fluorescein, fluorescein staining | drops for eyes |
| fluorescein angiography | visualization and photgraphy of retinal and choroidal vessels made as fluorescein dye, which is injected into a vein, circulates through the eye |
| fluorescent antibody testing | done to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases |
| fluoroscopy | x-ray using a fluorescent screen to visualize structures in motion, such as during a barium swallow |
| Flutter® | Tradename for a mucus clearance device |
| focal dystonic process of the tongue | |
| focal muscle atrophy | |
| Folkerson procedure *s/l* | Fulkerson procedure (ortho) |
| Foley catheter | most often used for indwelling urethral catheter |
| follicle-stimulating hormone *FSH* | initiates growth of the ovarian follicle; stimulates secretion of estrogen in females and sperm production in males |
| follicular adenoma | |
| follicular cyst | |
| folliculitis | skin problem |
| Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam | phychiatric exam |
| foramen | opening in bones where vessels enter and exit |
| forangiomalacia *s/l* | try full range and motion |
| Forced Expiratory Flow *FEF* | a flow rate measurement of how much air can be expired from the lungs |
| Forced Expiratory Ratio in 1st second | FEV1/FVC% |
| Forced Expiratory Volume *FEV1* | the amount of air expired in one second during the test for vital capacity |
| forced vital capacity | FVC |
| Forced Vital Capacity *FVC* | |
| forceps, low | |
| fornice | recess formed between the vaginal wall and cervix |
| forsimax *s/l* | Forsamax (drug for osteoporosis |
| fossa | shallow bone cavity |
| fossas, or fossae | tonsillar fossas |
| Fo-Ti | herbal medicine |
| four-dot | |
| fovea centralis | pin point depression in the center of the macula lutea that is the site of sharpest vision |
| fracture | broken or cracked bone |
| fracture line | line made by broken bone *e.g., oblique, spiral, or transverse* |
| fracture, closed | broken bone with no open wound |
| fracture, comminuted | broken in many little pieces |
| fracture, comminution | presence of more than 2 fractures |
| fracture, complex | a displaced fracture that requires manipulation or surgery to repair |
| fracture, greenstick | one side of the bone is broken, the other bent |
| fracture, open | compound fracture; broken bone with open wound |
| fracture, simple | a nondisplaced fracture involving one fracture line that does not require extensive treatment to repair *e/g/, hairline Fx, stress Fx, or a crack* |
| FRC | FRC - Functional Residual Capacity - volume of air remaining in the lung after a normal |
| fremitus, vocal | vibration felt by the examiner when a patient speaks |
| frenotomy | incision in the frenulum |
| frenulotomy | incision in the frenulum |
| frenulum | small fold of integument mucous membrane that checks, curbs, or limits movement of an organ or part such as under the tongue |
| frenulum pureputii penis | fold on the lower surface of the glans penis that connects it to the prepuce |
| frontal tympanic discomfort | |
| frontoparietal | |
| frozen section | *FS* a surgical method involving cutting a thin piece of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| FTA-ABS test | used to identify the organism that causes syphilis |
| fulguration | to lighten; use of a long, high-frequency, electric sparks to destroy tissue, the active elctrode does not touch the skin |
| Fulkerson procedure | ortho term |
| full range and motion | |
| fulminant | |
| functional residual capacity *FRC* | functional residual capacity *FRC* |
| fundi | |
| fundus | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes |
| fundus *base* | interior surface of the eyeball including the retina, optic disc, macula, and posterior pole *curvature of the back of the eye* |
| funduscopic | eye exam *opthalmic exam* |
| fungus | plural = fungi |
| funicular repair | procedure that surgically rejoins individual severed nerve fibers |
| furosemide therapy | |
| furuncle | boil; an painful nodule formed on the skin by inflammation originating in a hair follicle caused by staphylococcois |
| Fusarium | allergen |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| FVL: flow volume loop | |
| Fx | fracture |