Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

FSH
Follicle-stimulating hormone.
ft.
Abbreviation for foot, a measure of length.
FTT
Failure to thrive.
fucosidosis
An inherited lysosomal storage dis-
ease characterized by lack of the enzyme fucosi-
dase. Without fucosidase, there is accumulation of
fucose in the tissues. Fucosidosis is an autosomal
recessive disorder. The gene that is responsible for
fucosidosis, FUCA1, is on chromosome 1.
Fucosidosis in its most severe form can cause neu-
rologic deterioration, growth retardation, vis-
ceromegaly (enlargement of the internal organs),
and seizures.
fugue state
An altered state of consciousness in
which a person may move about purposely and even
speak but is not fully aware. A fugue state is usually
a type of complex partial seizure. See also 
seizure,
complex partial.
functional food
See 
food, functional.
functional gene test
A test for a specific protein
which indicates not only that the corresponding
gene is present but also that it is active.
fundoplication
A surgical treatment for GERD.
Usually a specific type of this procedure, called
Nissen fundoplication, is performed, in which the
upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the
lower esophageal sphincter to strengthen this struc-
ture, prevent acid reflux, and repair a hiatal hernia.
The procedure may be performed by laparoscopy.
See also 
gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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fundus
In medicine, the bottom or base of an
organ. For example, the fundus of the eye is the
retina. However, the fundus of the stomach is inex-
plicably the upper portion. From the Latin for “the
bottom.”