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Fulguration 



lightning], i I ightni jation of 



Fuliginous soot]. 



Smoke-like; very dark ; L; applied to lips 



that .irv ■ overed with dry. black crusts, as a " fuligin- 

 ous 

 Fuligo . S F. ligni, the 



. ointments and tincture- ol it are 

 popularly esteemed. I; «)d disinfectant. F. 



kali, a prepared :i caustic potash, ami 



used in skin 

 Full [Ml . . .full], i. Replete; filled. 2. Intoxi- 



; 1 ntii F. Bath. See Bath. 

 Fullers' Earth liceous non-fictile 



clay, used in the fullinj >th, on account of its 



uahty; it was formerly used a- an absorbent, 



like bole. 



Fuller's Lotion. A lotion for rheumatic joints, com- 



rbonate of soda, 6 dram-; laudanum, I 



glycerin, 2 ounces, and water, 9 ounces. 



ths with tliis and apply. F.'s Pill, a 



purgative pill, containing aloe-, senna, asafetida, gal- 



num, myrrh, sulphate of iron, saffron, mace, oil of 



amber, honey, and alcohol. 



Fulling ME., fullynge, fulling]. In mas- 



j -. a valuable method of kneading, named from the 



'mm used by fuller- in rubbing linen between their 



hand-. It consists in holding the limb between the 



:u- of both hands, with the finger- fully extended, 



and making a rapid to-and-fro movement with each, 



the result being that the limb is rolled back and forth 



between the hand-. 



Fulmar Oil - ful'-mar) [ME., fulmar\. Oil cast up 

 from the stomach of the fulmar (Procellaria glacialis) , 

 a sea bird of tin- N. Atlantic. It has the general 

 qualities of cod liver oil. 



Fulminant, or Fulminating ( ful'-min-ant, or ful' - 

 min-a-ting) [fulminare, to lighten]. Sudden, severe, 

 and rapid in course ; as fulminant glaucoma. Same 

 a- , \nt, q. v. 



Fulminate [ful' -min-at) [fulmen, lightning]. A com- 

 pound of fulminic acid with a base, usually silver, 

 r mercury, characterized by highly explosive 

 qualities. 



Fulminating [Jul' -min-a-ting}. See Fulminant. 



Fulvous 1 1 [fulvus, deep- yellow, tawny, flame- 



red]. Having a tawny-yellow color. 



Fumaria (fu-ma' -re-ah |. See Fumitory. 



Fumarin | fu' -mar-in) [fumus, smoke]. An alkaloid 

 from Fumaria officinalis ; recommended as strongly 

 antipyretii I 1 



Fumigation a'-shun) [fumigare, to smoke]. 



Disinfection byexposure to the fumes of a vaporized 

 disinfectant. 



Fumitory fu'-mit-or-e) [fumus, smoke; terra, earth]. 



The plants Fumari - 'is. and /•'. bulbosa, herbs 



nat. 1 itemed as polychresl 



it now i< ; they are actively deob- 



struent and antifebrile. I nof. 



Fumous [fuf-mus) [fumus, smoke]. In biology, 

 11 ed ; fuliginous. 



Fumus 1 fu' mu [L.]. Smoke. F. terre, old name 

 for fumitory. 



Function . (,, perform]. The' 



normal 1 f| anion ol a tissue, organ, or part of 



the body. 



Functional -fun k' hun-al [fungi, to perform]. Per- 

 taining to the special action of an organ, whether 



physiologic or pathologic. F. Disease, one wit! 1 



a I! rations. F. Spasm, a term 



applied to any of the so (.died Fatigue-diseases. 



Functionalization ( funk-shun-al-iz-a f -shuri) [functio, 

 a function]. Restoration of a lost or diseased func 

 tion. 



Fundal ( fuu'-dal) [fundus, the bottom], Relating 

 to a fundus. 



Fundament (fun'-dam-ent) [fundamentum : fundus, 

 bottom]. 1. 1 he foundation or base of a thing. 2. 

 [n embryology, the rudiment. 3. The anus. 



Fundamental ( fun-dam-ent' a [ fundamentum : 



fundus, bottom], Pertaining to the foundation. F. 

 Tissue, in biology, unspecialized parenchyma ; those 

 tissues of a plant through which the fibro-vascular bun- 

 dle- are distributed 



Fundus ( fun' '-ilus) [fundus, the bottom]. The base 

 of an organ. F. Glands, microscopic tubular glands 

 of the cardiac portion of the gastric mucous mem 

 brane. F. oculi, the posterior and interior portion 

 of the eye seen by the ophthalmoscope, comprising 

 chiefly the retina, papilla, retinal vessels, etc. F. 

 uteri, the part ol the womb remotest from the cervix, 

 and situated cephalad from the outlets of the oviducts. 

 F. vesicae, the basis, floor, or bas fond of the urinary 

 bladder. 



Fungate ( fung / gat ) [ fungus, a toadstool]. To grow 

 up with a fungous form or appearance. Also to grow- 

 rapidly like a fungus (applied to certain pathologic 

 growths). 



Fungi ( fun'-ji ). See Fungus. 



Fungicide ( fun' -jis-id ) [ fungus, a toadstool ; ctzdere, 

 to kill]. I. Destructive to fungi; bactericide. 2. 

 An agent that destroys fungi or bacteria. 



Fungiform ( fun' -jiform)[ fungus, a mushroom ; forma, 

 form]. Having the form of a mushroom. F. Papillae, 

 elevations upon the middle and back part of the tongue. 



Fungin ( fun'-jin) [fungus, a toad-tool]. A peculiar 

 principle found in most of the fungi. It is a whitish, 

 soft, insipid, fleshy substance, insoluble in water, a 

 hoi, ether, or weak H 2 S0 4 , soluble in heated hydro- 

 chloric acid. 



Fungoid ( fung' -goid ) [ fungus, a toadstool ; eldog, 

 likeness]. Resembling a fungus ; fungous. 



Fungosity ( fung-gos' -it-e) [fungus, a toadstool]. A 

 fungous growth ; the quality of being fungous. 



Fungous (fuug'-gits) [fungus, a toadstool]. Having 

 the appearance or qualities of a fungus ; excrescent, 

 -oft and swiftly-growing. F. Endometritis. See 

 Endometritis. 



Fungus ( fung' -gits) [ fungus, a toad-tool : pi. , Fungi ]. 

 I. An order of plants without stems, leaves or roots, 

 consisting of juxtaposed cells, without chlorophyl. 

 They reproduce by spores. The chief classes are the 

 J Ivmenomycctes, Basidiomvcetes, Ascomycetes, Schizo- 

 mycetes, and Oomycetes. 2. A spongy, morbid ex- 



-cence, as proud-flesh. F. of Brain, hernia cer< 

 F. of Dura Mater, a tumor of the skull, of malignant 

 nature, originating in the layers of osteal cells. F. 

 Foot. See Foot. F. haematodes, a bleeding tumor, 

 generally a soft cancer. 



Funic (fit' -nif) [funis, a rope]. Pertaining to the 

 funiculus or umbilical cord. 



Funicular 1 fu-nik' -u-la>\ [ funis, a rope]. Relating to 

 the funiculus. F. Souffle, a hissing sound syn 

 chronous with that of the fetal heart, heard in auscul- 

 tating the pregnant abdomen. It is heard in only from 

 14 to 15 per cent, of cases, and is referable to the 

 umbilical cord. 



Funiculitis {fu-nik -u-li'-tis) [funiculus, the spermatic 

 cord; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the sper 

 matic cord. 



Funiculus ( fu -nik'-u-lus) [L.,acord ; dim, of funis. 

 a rope]. 1. In biology, applied to various cord-like 

 structures, as the spermatic cord, the umbilical 



