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The Letter E

The Letter E. Medical Abbreviations. EOM. extraocular movement Pertaining to more eye movement. ER/ED. emergency room/ dept Where people are treated for sudden or life-threatening illness or injury. ESR. erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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The Letter E

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  1. The Letter E Medical Abbreviations

  2. EOM extraocular movement Pertaining to more eye movement

  3. ER/ED emergency room/ dept Where people are treated for sudden or life-threatening illness or injury.

  4. ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate Measures how quickly red blood cells cling together and fall to the bottom of a test tube

  5. EUA Examined under Anesthesia Absence of physical sensation to all or part of the body.

  6. F Fahrenheit/ Female Relating to a thermometric scale; atmospheric pressure 212 degrees above the zero of the scale; Gender

  7. FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Mild to severe mental and physical damage to the fetus.

  8. FB Foreign Body Occurring in an abnormal state in the human body; usually introduced from the outside.

  9. FBS fasting blood sugar Sugar metabolism; low, high tests

  10. FH Family history i.e. arthritis, diabetes, phlebitis, stroke,

  11. FHR Fetal heart rate Heart rate after embryo stage; 8 weeks

  12. FHT fetal heart tones

  13. FLP Fasting lipid profile an outline of fat content

  14. FP family practice within the family ties

  15. FS frozen section

  16. FSH follicle stimulating hormone Helps control the development and function of the ovaries; menstrual production.

  17. FTT failure to thrive Referring to a lack of desire to grow; to live

  18. FTSG full thickness skin graft Referring to a sample of skin being relocated to another part of the body to replace damaged tissue.

  19. FU follow-up re-examination of a person following treatment, surgery, etc..

  20. FUO fever of unknown origin Fever, also known as pyrexia, rise in body temperature; Is a symptom of many disorders such as a virus or bacterium

  21. fx fracture Break or crack in a bone or ossified cartilage

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