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girls, hysterical women who, fur the sake of gaining 

 sympathy and attention, pretend to fast, but lor the 

 mosl pari secretly obtain f© id. 

 Fat [ME., fat, fat]. Sei te, and Oil. F.- 



ball, a mass of fatty substance on the dorsal a 

 of the buccinatoi muscle; called also B 

 ball. F.-cell, a form of connective-tissue cell con- 

 taining oil-globules. F. -column, a < olumnar sh 

 space filled with adipose tissue hum. I in the thicker por- 

 tion of the cutis v.ra. F. -necrosis, a peculiar form ol 



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Fat-cells. 



Connective lissu.i 

 Fibrils. 



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necrosis of a tissue occurring in pin-point sized areas of a 

 dead-white color. It is seen usually in the interlobu- 

 lar pancreatic tissue, mesentery, omentum, and ab- 

 dominal fatty tissue generally, and frequently in con- 

 nection with pancreatic disease. F. -rickets, that 

 form of rickets in which there is not excessive ema- 

 ciation. 



Fatal (fa'-tal) [fatalis ; fatum, fate, destiny, death]. 

 Ending with death ; mortal ; deadly ; as a fatal acci- 

 dent or attack. 



Fatigue (fa-teg') [fafigo, weariness]. Weariness, 

 tiredness. That condition of diminished capacity for 

 work produced in a muscle by prolonged activity. 

 F. -diseases, those caused by constant repetition of 

 certain movements, such as Tailors' cramp, Writers' 

 cramp, Scriveners' palsy, etc. See Cramp, and 

 Spasm. F. -stuffs, decomposition products that 

 have accumulated in the muscular tissue during ex- 

 haustive efforts ; among them are phosphates, phos- 

 phoric acid, carbonic acid, and perhaps glycerin-phos- 

 phoric acid. 



Fatty (faf-e) [ME., fat, fat]. A qualification applied 

 to certain carbon derivatives, including fats and fatty 

 acids. They were better called marsh-gas or methane 

 derivatives, as they can all be obtained from methane, 

 CH 4 . See Acids, Fatty. F. Degeneration. See 

 Degeneration. F. Heart. See Heart. F. Nut- 

 meg. Same as Nutmeg Liver. 



Fatuity ( fit u'-it-e) [fatuitas, foolishness]. Amentia 

 or dementia. 



Fauces (fazt/sie) [L.]. The gullet or windpipe. 

 The space surrounded by the palate, tonsils, and uvula. 

 In biology, the throat of a monopetalous flower or 

 the cavity of a gasteropod shell as exposed in the 

 first whorl. F., Isthmus of, the space at the back 

 ot the mouth enclosed by the margin of the palate, 

 the back of the tongue, the pillars of the soft palate 

 and the tonsils. F.. Pillars of, the folds of mucous 

 membrane between the base of the uvula and the 

 posterior border of the tongue. 



Fauchard's Disease. See Diseases, Tab I, 



Faucial 1 fazu'-se-aT) {fauces, the gullet]. Pertaining 



to the fau( • 

 Faucitis (faw-si'-tis) [/ it: gullet; trie, inflam- 



mation]. Inflammation of the fauces; isthmitis. 

 Fault ( fawlt ) [Ml-:., taut, a lack]. In e y, any 



failure in the proper working of a circuit dm 

 ground contacts, cri or dUconnections. 



These maj be of three kinds: 1. Disconm 

 2. Earths ; 3. < ontacts. 

 Fauna (fnv'-nali) [Faunus, the god of agriculture : 

 pi. Fauna or Faunas'], The entire animal life of any 

 ■graphic area or geologic period. 

 Faunorum ludibria (fawn-o'-rum lu-dib' [I.., 



"sport of the faun-,"]. An old designation for 

 nightmare and for epilepsy. 

 Favaginous (fav aj'-in-us) [favus, a honeycomb]. 

 Resembling favus ; having a honeycombed surface. 

 Favella { jar, I' -ah) [favilla, embers: //. . i 



In biology, an irregular mass of spore- c mbedded in a 

 gelatinous material, and constituting a form of sporo- 

 carp found in the 1 lorideae. 

 Faveolate [fu-e'-o-ldt) [favus, honeycomb]. Iavose, 



honeycombed ; same as alveolate. 

 Faveolus 'us) [favus, a honeycomb: //., 



Faveoli\. In biology, a pit or cell like that of the 

 honeycomb. 

 Faviform 1 fn'-iform) [ favus, honeycomb; forma, 

 form]. Resembling a honeycomb; a designatioi 

 certain ulcerated surface-. 

 Favous, or Favose [far' -us or fav-bs') [favus, 

 honeycomb]. Resembling a honeycomb ; resembling 

 favus; alveolate; filled with polygonal depre--i n-. 

 Favulus (fav' -u-lus), [dim. of favus, a honeycomb : 

 pl.,Favult\. Any one of the honeycomb-like dep 

 sions or alveoli of the gastric mucous membrane. 

 Favus (fa'-vus) [favus, honeycomb]. Tinea fax 

 Honeycomb Ringworm, a parasitic skin-disease due to 

 the presence of a vegetable parasite, the Achorion 

 schoenleinii, which, growing in the epidermis, hair, 

 and nails, causes varying grades of intlammati 

 alterations of structure, and, when occurring upon 

 hairy parts, partial or complete loss of hair. It is 

 characterized by the presence of variously-sized, sul- 

 phur-yellow, cup-shaped crusts, having a peculiar 

 musty odor, which are found on microscopic examina- 

 tion to be composed almost entirely of the elements 

 of the fungus. F.-cup, any one of the cup-shaped 

 crusts that characterize favus. 

 Faxwax (faks'-waks) [fax, hair; Ger. , wachsen, to 

 grow]. The ligamentum nuchie, or the material of 

 which it is composed. It is also called paxwax. 

 Fear ( fer) [M.lL.,feer\. An emotion of dread ; appre- 

 hension; the feeling which in its intenser manifesta- 

 tions is called terror or fright. 

 Feather (fetli'-er) [AS. ,fedher\ One of the epider- 

 mal appendages of birds. F. Respiration-register. 

 See Anesthetic. 

 Feature (fe'-chiir) [factura, a making]. Any single 



part or lineament of the face. 

 Febricity 1 fe-bris'-it-e) [febris, a fever]. Feverishness. 

 Febricula 1 f.-orik'-u-lah) [L., dim. of febris, fever]. 

 A term indicating a slight and short fever, most fre- 

 quently encountered among children. The rash that 

 accompanies it is very similar to that of scarlet fever. 

 Febrifacient (feb-re-fa' '-se-ent) [ febris, a fever ; fa cere, 



to make]. Causing fever. 

 Febriferous (fe-brif'-er-us) [febris, a fever ; ferre, to 



bear]. ( ausing or conveying fever. 

 Febrific ( fe-brif'-ik) [febris, a fever]. Febrifacient. 

 Febrifugal t fe-brif '' '-u-gal) [febris, fever; fugare, to 

 dispel]. Removing or dispelling fever. 



