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Rat-toothed, a tim in the removal 



Simpson's Obstetric Forceps. 

 With Poulk-t Tape-attachment for Axis-traction. 



ir other foreign bodies, from wounds. F., 

 Spring, same .1- /■ . . ditch. 

 Forcible 1 for r -sib-l\ [/ ing]. With force or 



F. Extension. ion. 



Forcipate, Forcipated ( for'-sip-at, -a-ted) [for 



forceps]. In biology, forceps like. 

 Forcipressurc '-ur) [/ > pair of 



tor . a pressing]. 1 t of a minor 



bing tin- end of the divided v • 

 with a pair . the pressure being kept 



up : urs. 



Fore '■': i re]. Applii d to the part 



F.-arm, that part of the arm 

 n the wrist and the elbow. F. -brain, the ai 

 rior of the encephalic vesicles into which the primary 

 mi ivides at an early stage ; at 



alal ilon. F. -finger, the index 



finger. F.-foot, ti fore-limb. F. -front, 



1. F.-gut, the cavity in the raised ceph- 

 ali. idgut. 'I he 



rudimentary pharynx and duodenum, with the inter- 

 future alimentary 1 anal, are 

 uded iii F.-head, that pari of the 



hair ab 

 F.-limb, the pectoral 

 limb of an animal. F.-milk. 1 trum, 



the mill 

 • at any one milking. It than 



F.-skin. 



the 



F. -waters 



Foreign [Ml . form, foreign]. Alien; ex- 



otic; not native; irrelevant. F. Body, a substance 

 in a wound, organ, or cavity not normally present. 



Forensic (for-en'-sik) [forensis, belonging to the 

 forum]. Pertaining to a court of law. In medicine, 

 that part of the science connected with judicial in- 

 quiry. Also, mi dual jurisprudence. 



Forest's Method. See Artificial Respiration. 



Forficate k-Ot) [/or/ \. scissors]. In biology, 



deepl\ forked, 



Fork [ME., fork, a fork]. A name frequently given 

 to the space between the thighs. 



Form [ forma, shape]. The external shape <>r config- 

 uration of the body, or of a part of a body. 



Formaldehyd i form-aP -de-hld) [formica, an ant ; 

 aldehyd]. Formic aldehyd See Aldekyd, Formic. 



Formalin [for / -mal-in) [formica, an ant], HCOH. 

 A proprietary germicide composed of a 40 per cent, 

 solution of formaldehyd. Unof. 



Formanilid ( form-an' '-il-id ) [formica, an ant ; anilin\, 

 CjH.NO. A substance obtained on digesting anihn 

 with' formic acid, or by rapidly heating anilin with 

 oxalic acid. It consists ,1 colorless prisms, readily 

 soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, melting at 46 C 



Formatio ( for-ma' -she-d) [L.]. A formation. F. 

 reticularis, the intercrossing of the fibers of the ante- 

 rior columns in the medulla. 



Formative [form* -at-iv) [formare, to form]. Plastic: 

 molding. F. Cell, a large spheric, refractive cell be- 

 neath the hypoblast, 



Formic Acid ( for'-mik). See Acid. 



Formicant ( for'-mik-ant) [formicare, to crawl like an 

 ant]. Creeping, or 1110. ing with a small and feeble ac- 

 tion ; applied to the pulse when it is unequal and scarcely 

 perceptible. 



Formication ifor-mik-a' 'shun) [formica, an ant]. A 

 sensation like that produced by ants or other insects 

 crawling upon the skin. F., Cocain. See Cocain- 

 i>ii^ r . 



Formol ( for'-mol) [ formica, an ant], < 1 1 ,< '. A name 

 given to formic aldehyd or formaldehyd. It is a 

 powerful antiseptic, ranking as one of the best, but 

 its microbicidal power in a given time is very feeble. 



Formula (form'-u-lah) [dim. of forma, a form : />/., 

 Formula], A prescribed method. In pharmacy, a 

 list of the names and respective quantities of substances 

 entering into a composition. In chemistry, a method 

 of representing the gravimetric structure of a compound 

 by symbols. F., Constitutional, or Rational, one 

 that indicates only the union of individual atoms, 

 such as are especially characteristic of the compound. 

 F., Empiric. See /■'. , Unitary. F., Graphic. 

 Same as /■'. . Constitutional. F., Rational. Same as 

 /•., Constitutional. F., Structural, one that indicates 

 the complete grouping of all of the atom-, re| resenting 

 the whole chemic deportmenl of a given compound, 

 F., Unitary, or Empiric, one thai belongs to an entire 

 series of bodies thai are isomerii . yet wholly different, 

 and that affords no hint as to the 1 haractei of the com- 

 pound. 

 Formulary ( for' -mu-la-re) [formula; dim. ai forma, 

 form]. F., National, a collection of widely used 

 ! well-known preparations, omitted from the U. S. 

 Pharmacopeia, bul collected and published by the 

 American Pharmaceutic Association. 

 Formyl ( {,•>■' -mil 1 [formica, the ant; vki), matter], 



< 1 1< ). The radicle ol formic acid. 

 Forne's Method. See Anesthetic. 

 Forneaux Jordan's Operations. rations. 



Fornicate (for^-nih-S I rnbiology, 



' ing fornici irched. I mmit foi 



tion. 



