- frontoanterior position
- a position of the fetus in cephalic presentation in labor, with its brow directed toward the right (RFA) or left (LFA) anterior quadrant of the maternal pelvis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
frontoanterior position
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position — 1. An attitude, posture, or place occupied. 2. Posture or attitude assumed by a patient for comfort and to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures. 3. In obstetrics, the relation of an arbitrarily chosen … Medical dictionary
frontal anterior position — frontoanterior p … Medical dictionary
RFA — Abbreviation for right frontoanterior position. * * * radiofrequency ablation; requirements for accreditation; resident functional atlas; right femoral artery; right frontoanterior [fetal position]; risk factor of atherosclerosis * * * right… … Medical dictionary
LFA — Abbreviation for left frontoanterior position; lymphocyte function associated antigen. * * * left femoral artery; left frontal craniotomy; left fronto anterior [fetal position]; leukocyte function associated antigen; leukotactic factor activity;… … Medical dictionary
FLA — fluorescent labeled antibody; left frontoanterior [fetal position, Lat. frontolaeva anterior] * * * [L.] fronto laeva anterior (left frontoanterior, a position of the fetus; see position) … Medical dictionary
FDA1 — [L.] fronto dextra anterior (right frontoanterior, a position of the fetus; see position) … Medical dictionary
FDA — The FDA is the Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Background: The FDA regulates over $1 trillion worth of products, which account for 25… … Medical dictionary
FDA — • Fisher discriminant analysis; • fluorescein diacetate; • Food and Drug Administration; • right frontoanterior [fetal position] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
FLA — • fluorescent labeled antibody; • left frontoanterior [fetal position, Lat. frontolaeva anterior] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
RFA — • radiofrequency ablation; • requirements for accreditation; • resident functional atlas; • right femoral artery; • right frontoanterior [fetal position]; • risk factor of atherosclerosis … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
