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FALLING 



l , make, 



1 

 l 



in]. 



- .1 sub- 



1 



i illj de- 

 is muscle at the ; 



\ nam d to the 



id, including the 

 F.-aghe. 

 P., Hippocratic. 



rumen lying on the 

 F. -presentation, a presenta- 

 in labor. 



. .i little face], A small 



articulating surfa< e of a bone. 



iionally seen on calculi, 



b other. In biology, a 



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fai <•]. Pertaining 

 F. Angle, the diver- 

 . line drawn from the upper jaw tangent 

 i to the external auditory 

 F. Artery. idle of. F. 



Nerve F. Palsy, or Pa- 



ralysis. S F. Spasm. ism. F. 



Trophoneurosis. Synonym of sive 



F. Vein. 

 Face i 1 fa ! Appearance, i specially 



P., Cardiac, an anxious e 

 i in the early stages of chronic val- 

 F. hepatica, a peculiar earthy appear- 



janic disease 

 P. hippocratica, the Hippocratic coun- 



i dissolul 

 hollow, the eyes 

 . tin- lips relaxed, the 

 F. ovarina. -i,>n 



The feati 

 >sion anxious, the 

 trils open 

 I , the 

 with wrinkles encirc- 

 le stupida, the typhoid face. 



to make]. 



Facu • i 



Facultative pability]. 



>ed. 



jen. F. 



F. anaerobia. I tae- 



P. Hypero] manifest hy- 



' : '• ium, 



part of 

 Saprophyte that 



i tic. 



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. the 



rpsof professors an<l instructors of a university and 

 its colleges. F., Medical, the corps of prof< 

 and instructors of a medical college. 

 Faecal, Faeces See 1 ■', / 



Faecula ( fekf-u'lah). See Fecula. 

 Faex I . •• lei - " : pi., Faces'], The dregs or 



liment of any liquid. F. sacchari, treacle or. 

 molasses. 

 Fag [origin uncertain]. Exhaustion; tire. SeeBrain- 



J" 

 Fagara [fag-a'-rah) [I-]- Hie genus Xanthoxylon, 



'/■ • 

 Fagin (fa'-jm) [fagus, a beech-tree]. A principle 



contained in the husks of the nuts of the common 



beech (Fagus). It is said to be poisonous and 



narcotic. 



Fagopyrum pi* -runt). See Buckwheat. 



Fagus (fa / -gus) [I.., "beech tree: " gen., Fagt], A 

 genus of cupuliferous trees; tie s. F. syl- 



vatica, the common beech. I he bark is said to be 

 antipyretic, the nuts anthelmintic and anticalculous. 

 I nof. 



Faham (fah'-ahm). Same as Faam. 



Fahrenheit's Thermometer. See Thermometer. 



Faint (/ant) \_fin , to feign; M.E., faynt, weak]. 

 A condition of languor. Also, a state of syncope or 

 swooning. 



Fainting (fant f -ing) [finge re, to feign; ME., faynt, 

 weak]. A swoon ; the act of swooning. F. Sick- 

 ness. Synonym of Epilepsy. 



Faintness ( fdnt'-nes). See Syncope. 



Faith-cure ( fath'-kur). I he system or practice of at- 

 tempting or pretending to cure diseases by religious 

 faith and prayer alone. " It differs from mind cure, 

 in that the faith-curers have no mind, while the tnind- 

 curers have no faith." F. -doctor. See F.-healer. 

 F. -healer, one who-practises the faith-cure. 



Falcate I fal'-kat) [falx, a sickle]. In biology, 

 sickle-shaped. 



Falcial ( fal'-se-al) [falx, a sickle]. Relating to the 

 falx cerebri. 



Falcicula (fal-sik' '-u-lah). See Falcula. 



Falciform ( fal' -sif-orm) [falx, a sickle ; forma, form]. 

 Having the shape of a sickle. F. Ligament. 

 Ligament. F. Process, a process of the dura mater 

 that separates the hemispheres of the brain ; the falx. 

 Se< • anient, Fern ral, of Hey. 



Falcula ( fal'-ku-lah) [dim. of falx, a sickle]. The 

 falx cerebelli. 



Fall ( fatal) [ME., fallen, to fall]. To be dropped in 

 birth, as a lamb. F. -drink, a Swiss and German 

 cordial, of exceedingly varied composition and fla- 

 vored with many aromatic and other herb-. ;i- arnica, 

 achillea, asperula, etc. It is regarded as a sovereign 

 remedy for bruises and the effects of falls. Unof. F. 

 Fever. Synonym of Typhoid Fever, </. v. F.- 

 rheotome. an arrangement whereby a weight injures 



a muscle, and at the same time breaks and mal 

 galvanometer circuit ; by this instrument it was shown 

 that the demarcation-current toi Main time to 



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Fallacia (fal-a'-se-ah ) [I..]- An insane delusion ; an 

 hallucination. F. auditoria, a delusion as t" 1 

 ing. F. optica, any visual illusion. 



Falling ( fawl'-ing) [ME., fail n, to fall]. Dropping; 

 losing one's equilibrium. F. -sickness, a common 

 term for epilepsy. F. of Womb. See Uterui and 

 Prolapsus. 



