2021年12月4日 · And parents have every right to bear a deeper concern—that odd physical characteristics indicate more serious genetic disorders. Unfortunately, the medical community has not been particularly sensitive when it comes to talking about such children. The curt and cruel abbreviation FLK or “funny looking kid” is still something of a standard ...

Funny-Looking Kid. A popular yet insensitive term referring to a neonate with a nonspecific facial dysmorphia which is typically accompanied by growth and/or mental retardation. Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

To the Editor.—The term "funny looking kid (FLK)" has unfortunately crept into the pediatrician's jargon in describing a patient with an unusual facial appearance. It is now also being used by nurses and paramedical personnel, particularly those working in …

2014年11月14日 · People in pediatrics sometimes use FLK for “funny looking kid” to describe a baby or toddler whose face and head “just don’t look right,” but who don’t have an identifiable genetic disorder. I remember the first time I encountered FLK on …

Some may simply represent nonspecific developmental delay combined with family traits rather than a distinct syndrome. It should be noted that formerly used pejorative descriptors such as gargoylism, FLK, happy puppet and elfin face are unacceptable today. Referral to a dysmorphologist for assessment

2014年7月26日 · Short for “funny-looking kid”, it is meant not as an insult, but as a reminder to watch for slow growth and mental retardation, which can accompany physical abnormalities. Later he may add “FLD”:...

2016年10月4日 · Medical slang: Flk stands for “funny-looking kid, ” and was a general term for infants affected with various malformation syndromes, particularly those involving multiple facial abnormalities. Considered demeaning and insensitive, it is no longer in use.

An initialism for "funny-looking kid," a term used by some medical professionals as a shorthand descriptor (on medical charts) for a child with facial abnormalities of the kind often associated with some developmental disorders. The term has been criticized for its obvious insensitivity.

2020年5月14日 · FLK- "Funny Looking Kid” is one of the most common abbreviations used. FLK does not mean that the child looks comical but it refers to the child looking different from the norm. today.mims.com Open

At gastrulation, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor, Flk-1 (KDR), identifies a mesoderm-restricted potential of embryonic stem cells. The multi-lineage propensity of Flk-1 + progenitors mandates the mapping of fate-modifying co-factors in order to stratify differentiating cytotypes and predict lineage competency.