Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fbs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: fbs
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of fetal blood sampling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of fasting blood sugar.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of fetal bovine serum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of forward-based system.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of father's brother's son.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of failed back syndrome.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Football Bowl Subdivision.

noun

plural of FB

Example Sentences

"An FBS (fasting blood sugar) measurement is the most convenient test after overnight fasting. […] You have diabetes if your FBS is 126 mg/dl or more. But confirm it once more the next day or any other day. If the next time also FBS is more than 126 mg/dl then definitely you have diabetes."
"Even more, cross-cousins on the mother's side (MBS and MBD) are called by different terms – the same as for M and MB, respectively – than those on the father's side (FBS and FBD). Finally, FB is called by the same term as F,[…]"

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

FBSs (plural)

Synonyms

cordocentesis PUBS

Questions

What does fbs mean?: Initialism of fetal blood sampling.

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