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fem·o·ro·pop·lit·e·al (fem″ə-ro-pop-litґe-əl) pertaining to the femoral and popliteal arteries.Medical dictionary. 2011.
femoropopliteal bypass — insertion of a vascular prosthesis from the femoral to the popliteal artery as a passage around occluded, narrowed, or injured segments … Medical dictionary
femoropopliteal vein — an inconstant superficial descending vein draining the lower and back part of the thigh and opening into the small saphenous vein just before it perforates the deep fascia … Medical dictionary
Heparin cofactor II — Heparin cofactor II, a protein encoded by the SERPIND1 gene, is a coagulation factor that inhibits IIa, and is a cofactor for heparin and dermatan sulfate ( minor antithrombin ). cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SERPIND1 serpin peptidase inhibitor … Wikipedia
Bypass — An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body. * * * 1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. 2. To create new flow from one structure to another through a diversionary channel.… … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
FP — false positive; familial porencephaly; family physician; family planning; family practice; family practitioner; Fanconi pancytopenia; fast pathway [heart electrical activity]; femoropopliteal; fetoprotein; fibrinolytic potential; fibrinopeptide;… … Medical dictionary
FPT — farnesyl protein transferase; femoropopliteal tibial … Medical dictionary
infrainguinal bypass — any of the bypass procedures connecting arteries of the lower limb, including femorofemoral, femoropopliteal, iliofemoral, and inframalleolar bypasses … Medical dictionary
FP — • false positive; • familial porencephaly; • family physician; • family planning; • family practice; • family practitioner; • Fanconi pancytopenia; • fast pathway [heart electrical activity]; • femoropopliteal; • fetoprotein; • fibrinolytic… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
FPT — • farnesyl protein transferase; • femoropopliteal tibial … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
