factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that … Medical dictionary
antinuclear factor — (ANF) see under antibody … Medical dictionary
LE factor — el ē n an antibody found in the serum esp. of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus * * * an antinuclear antibody present in the blood serum in systemic lupus erythematosus, having a sedimentation rate of 7S and reacting with leukocyte… … Medical dictionary
ANF — Abbreviation for antinuclear factor; atrial natriuretic factor. * * * alpha naphthoflavone; American Nurses Foundation; antineuritic factor; antinuclear factor; atrial natriuretic factor * * * ANF abbr atrial natriuretic factor * * * antinuclear… … Medical dictionary
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ANA — iniciales de Anti Nuclear Antibody, anticuerpo antinuclear o factor antinuclear Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. ANA Abreviatura de American Nurses Association. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de … Diccionario médico
Caplan's syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1961 ICD10 = ICD10|J|99|0|j|95 ICD10|M|05|1|m|05 ICD9 = ICD9|714.81 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000137 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002205 Caplan s syndrome (or Caplan s… … Wikipedia
ANF — • alpha naphthoflavone; • American Nurses Foundation; • antineuritic factor; • antinuclear factor; • atrial natriuretic factor … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Anti-nuclear antibody — Anti nuclear antibodies (ANAs, also known as anti nuclear factor or ANF ) are antibodies directed against contents of the cell nucleus. [MeshName|Antinuclear+Antibody] They are present in higher than normal numbers in autoimmune disease. The ANA… … Wikipedia
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