There are multiple definitions:

1. atrial fibrillation(English)

   • may be treated by ablation (cold, hot, radiofrequency or laser). Also as atriofibrillation
   • AT, FAF, NRAF, AFEQT, NDAF, PAF, MR-proANP, PCM, PeAF, LA, LASI, VPPG, BB, ACE, ARB, OAF, SCAF, AFDAS, LBA, PVI, AF-QoL, AAD, AE, AFL, BMI, CHA2DS2-VASc, CTI, DCCV, EAM, PAE, PEE, PFA, PV, AFF
   • Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Pathology, Risk factor
   • https://doi.org…6/NEJMoa2019422
   • https://doi.org…1111/pace.14779
   • https://doi.org….1002/jcu.23555
   • https://doi.org…000000000001209
   • https://doi.org…NAHA.124.070333

2. ambiguity function(English)

   • WD

3. acid-fast(English)

   • AFB
   • Bacteriology, Diagnostics
   • https://www.ncb…ooks/NBK537121/

4. amniotic fluid(English)

   • GA, MR, PROM, RC, AFSC
   • Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Embryology /reproduction
   • https://doi.org…jog.2003.10.248

5. arcuate fasciculus(English)

   • a white matter bundle that connects the frontal and temporal lobes within each cerebral hemisphere by passing dorsally beneath the parietal lobe. Critical for language, from spontaneous speech and word retrieval to repetition and comprehension abilities
   • LH, RH
   • Anatomy, Brain (dys)function, Speaking / language [incl. disorders], Aphasia
   • https://doi.org…hum.2021.672665

6. autofluorescence(English)

   • AMD, HRF, HRS, ONL, RPE
   • Fluorescence, Ophthalmology
   • https://doi.org…55/2021/6096017

7. anisotropy function(English)

   • refers to brachytherapy
   • AKS, DRC, GF, RDF
   • Radiotherapy /radiation, Oncology
   • https://doi.org…por.2019.12.022

8. amaurosis fugax(Latin)

   • “fleeting” or transient monocular blindness, is usually sudden and is often described as a shade or curtain that obscures vision in one eye
   • APS, BRAO, CRAO, MTHFR, CVA
   • Ophthalmology, Hemodynamics, Risk factor
   • https://doi.org…34044-1.00004-3

9. anatomy faculty(English)

   • anatomy teaching methods have evolved as the medical undergraduate curriculum has modernized
   • CAL
   • Anatomy, Education, Specialist / expert
   • https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1424

10. anthropometric failure(English)

    • most prevalent in children is stunting only (18 %), followed by stunting and underweight combined (14 %)
    • SES
    • Nutrition, Public Health, Pediatrics
    • https://doi.org…h2022/v26i11s.5

11. associational fiber(English)

    • AMPA, AMPAR, LTP, MF, NMDAR
    • Synapse, Calcium, Brain (dys)function, Electrophysiology
    • https://doi.org…68.2004.03461.x

12. agave fructans(English)

    • considered as soluble dietary fiber
    • BSCFA, DF, OF, SCFA, SIEM, TIM-2
    • Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Microbiome
    • https://doi.org…res.2020.109036