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• fan sign

spreading of toes (fanning out) during Babinski test, indicative of possible upper neuron anomaly or disease.



• fat-pad sign

displacement of fat adjacent to a joint seen on x-ray; sign of a fracture.



• figure four/figure-of-four maneuver

patient can bend knee and place foot on opposite leg to form a figure of four.



• figure-three sign

aortic nodules seen on x-ray, indicative of coarctation of the aorta.



• first-set phenomenon

indicates rejection of a transplanted organ; see second-set phenomenon.



• fish slime disease (vet)





• flag sign

dyspigmentation of the hair which occurs as a light band in darker regular hair.



• floating tooth sign

this occurs in histiocytosis X.



• football knee

swollen, tender knee from torn ligaments and damaged menisci, often seen in football players.



• frog face

flatness of face d. t. intranasal disease.



• frogleg view

on x-ray; legs are placed in frog position.



• funnel chest

pectus excavatum



• funny-looking kid (FLK)

refers to strange or abnormal facies seen in certain congenital diseases. It is probably best to query the dictator to ensure that he/she really wants to use this term.