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Fallopian ( fal-ot-pe-an \ [Falhppius ', an Italian anato- 

 mist!. Of or pertaining to Falloppius. F. Artery. 

 .Sue Arteries, Table of. F. Tubes. Sec Ovidu 



Utero-ovarian ligament. 

 Ovary. 



Fallopian lube. 



Broad ligament 



Fimbriated ex- 

 tremity of tube. 

 I Fimbria ovarica. 

 Broad ligament. 



Right Fallopian Tube. {After Morris.) 



Fallopius, Aqueduct of. See Aqueduct. F., Arch 

 of. See Arch. F, Canal of. Sec Aquedvrt. F., 

 Hiatus of, an opening in the petrous portion of the 

 temporal bone, for the transmission of the petrosal 

 branch of the Vidian nerve. 



Fallow Wards. Certain wards in hospitals that are 

 occasionally cleared of patients and are then tempor- 

 arily disused. 



False {Jowls) [falsus, deceptive]. Not genuine. 

 Feigning or closely counterfeiting. F. Amnion, 

 the vesicula serosa, which disappears as the chorion is 

 developed. F. Ankylosis, ankylosis due to rigidity 

 of the soft tissues. F. Bittersweet. Sec Climbing 

 Staff-tree. F. Conception. Sec /•'. Germ. F. 

 Germ, a mole, </. v. F. Gromv*ell, the root of 

 Onostnodium virginianum, reputed to be tonic and 

 diuretic. Dose of the lid. ext. tri.xv- ^ ss. Unof. F. 

 Hearing. See Pseudacousma. F. Image, the image 

 of the deviating eye, in diplopia. F. Joint, a result 

 of non-union of a fractured bone. F. Measles. 

 Synonym of Rotheln, q. v. F. Membrane, a fibrinous 

 exudate upon a surface, as the fauces. F. Pains, 

 pains that precede true labor-pains. F. Passage, a 

 passage formed by the laceration of any canal, e.g., 

 the urethra, caused by the forcible introduction of a 

 catheter or other instrument in the wrong direction. 

 F. Pelvis, the portion of the pelvic cavity situated 

 above the lineaileo-pectinea. F. Peritonitis, hysteri- 

 cal manifestations simulating peritonitis. F. Pneu- 

 monia, peripneumonia notha. F. Pox. Synonym 

 of Varicella. F. Ribs. See Ribs. F. Water, a 

 collection of fluid in catarrhal endometritis. 



Falsetto (fawl-sel'-o) [Ital.]. A voice both high- 

 pitched and peculiarly modified as to quality; the 

 highest register of the human voice. It is more 

 obvious in the male than in most female voices. 



Falsification (fawl-sif-ik-a'-skun) [Jalsus, deceptive; 

 re, to make]. The fraudulent adulteration of 

 foods or medicines ; counterfeiting. 



Falx ( falks) [1-]. A sickle. Same as Falx cerebri. 

 In biology, variously used to designate falciform 

 structures; e. g, the poison-fangs of a serpent or the 

 chelicene of a spider. F. cerebelli. the falcula ; a 

 sickle-like proce— between the lobes of the cerebellum. 

 F. cerebri, the sickle-like process of the dura, separat- 

 ing the hemispheres of the cerebrum. 



Famelic {Jam-el'-ik) ^famelicus, hungry]. Marked 



by extreme hunger; effective in overcoming the sensa- 

 tion oi hunger. 



Famelica i fum-eV-ik ah) [fata ' u . hungry], i 

 famelica; fever accompanied byhunj 



Fames {fa'-mli I [L.T. 1 lunger. F. bovina, bulimia. 

 F. canina (" dog-hunj bulimia. F. lupina, 



■■ wolf liun me bulimia. 



Family ( fam'-il-e) [familia, a household]. The per- 

 ns belonging to a household. In biology, a i 

 of genera similar in organic structun 1- . Ataxia. 



Paramyoclonus multiplex. F. Diseases, t: 

 diseases that are hereditary. 



Famine {fam'-in) [fames, hunger] . Severe and con- 

 tinued hunger. Also, a general scarcity of food, 

 which result^ in the starvation of many people. F. 

 Bread, a lichen, Umbilicaria arclica, found in frozi n 

 regions, and serviceable, in extremity, as human 

 food. F. Fever. Same as Relaj. . q. v. 



Fanaticism ( fan-af '-is-izm) [ fanaticus, pertaining to 

 a temple]. Perversion and excess of the religious sen- 

 timent. It often trenches upon the domain of insanity ; 

 and is sometimes an outcome, at other times a cause, 

 of mental disease 



Fang [M F. , ft ng, a catch]. In biology, any prehensile 

 part or organ. See Teeth. 



Fantome [ fan' '-turn). See Phantom. 



Far [F. dial.]. The young of swine ; a litter of pigs. 



Far [ME., fer, at a distance]. At a distance. F. 

 Point. See Function remotum. F.-sightedness. 

 a colloquial term for Hypermetropia. 



Farabeufs Operation. See Operations, Tableof 



Farad {far'-ad) [after Michael Faraday, a chemist]. 

 The unit of electric capacity. Practically a capacity 

 sufficient to hold one coulomb of current having a 

 potential of one volt. The micro-farad, 

 of the theoretic farad, is commonly used. A practi- 

 cal form of condenser of one farad capacity consists 

 of 300 leaves of tinfoil, each 16 centimeters in diame- 

 ter, separated by leaves of mica. The entire surface 

 is about of I.I sq. meters area. See Electric Units. 



Faradic {far-ad' -ik) [named from its discoverer, 

 Michael Faraday]. Pertaining to induced electric 

 currents. F. Current, the induced electric current. 

 See Current. F. Induction is brought about by a 

 current of electricity passing through a wire exciting a 

 wave of electricity in a second wire placed near or 

 parallel with it at the instant of opening and closing 

 the circuit. 



Faradimeter ifdr-ad-im 1 -et-er) [Faraday; fiirpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for measuring the strength 

 of an induced electric current. 



Faradism {far'-aJ-izm) [after Michael Faraday, a 

 chemist]. 1. Induced electricity. 2. The applica- 

 tion of induced currents to the treatment of disease. 



Faradization, or Faradism {far-ad-iz-a'-skun, or 

 far'-ad-izm) [after Michael Faraday, a chemist]. 

 The application of the induced current to a diseased 

 part, or for disease. 



Farado-puncture ( far-ad-o-punk' '-chur) [Faraday; 

 punctura, a puncture]. The pa-age of a faradic cur- 

 rent into the tissues by acupuncture. 



Farcimen | far-si' -men) [ fa rcim in um, farcy : //. , Far- 

 cimind\. Farcy ; also, a farcy-bud. 



Farcin 1 far'-sin) [Fr.]. Same as Farcy. 



Farcinia ( far-sin' '-e-ah ). Synonym of Equinia. 



Farcinoma \ far-sin-eZ-mah ) [farciminum, fare} ; 

 a tumor.//., Farcinomata\ A farcy-bud, or glander- 

 ous tumor ; less correctly, farcy, or glanders. 



Farctus f fark'-tus) [L., a " slutting "]. Emphraxis ; 

 congestion ; infarction. 



Farcy '-se\. See Equinia and Baeillu ' .V card, 



under Bacteria, Synonymatic 'Fable of. F.-bud, or 



