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Fil'iform. [From the Lat. filum, a " thread," and forma, " form."] Thread- 

 like. 



Fim'briae. [Lat. " threads," a " fringe."] A border or fringe. 



Fim'briated. Fringed. 



Fis'sion. [From the Lat. findo, Jlssum, to " cleave."] A cleaving or break- 

 ing up into two parts. 



Foe'tus. The child in utero from the fifth month of pregnancy till birth. 



Fol'licle. [From the dim. of Lat. follis, a " bag."] A little bag ; a small 

 gland. 



Fontanelle'. [Fr.] A little fountain. A term applied to the membranous 

 spaces between the cranial bones in the new-born infant, in which the 

 pulsation of the blood in the cranial arteries was imagined to rise and 

 fall like the water in a fountain. 



Fora'men, pi. Foram'ina. [Lat.] An opening, hole, or aperture. 



Foramen Mag'num. [Lat.] A large opening. 



Fora'men Ova'le. [Lat.] An oval opening. 



Fos'sa, pi. Fos'sae. [From the Lat. fodio, fossum, to " dig."] A depression 

 or sinus ; literally, a ditch. 



Fo'vea Centra'lis. [Lat.] Central depression. 



Fun'dus. [Lat.] The base or bottom of any organ which has an external 

 opening. 



Fun'giform. [From the Lat. fungus, a " mushroom," and forma, " form."] 

 Having the shape of a mushroom. 



Funic'ulus. [Dim. of Lat. funis, a "rope."] A little cord, or bundle of 

 aggregated fibres. 



Fu'siform. [From the Lat. fusus, a "spindle," and/orma, "form."] Spin- 

 dle-shaped. 



Ganglia, pi. of Gang'lion. [From the Gr. gagglion, a " knot."] A knot-like 

 arrangement of nervous matter in the course of a nerve. 



Gas'tric. [From the Gr. gaster, the " stomach."] Pertaining to the stomach. 



Gastrocne'mius. [From the Gr. gaster, the "belly," and kneme, the "leg."] 

 The belly-shaped muscle of the leg. 



Genioglos'sus. [From the Gr. geneion, the " chin," and glossa, the " tongue."] 

 A muscle connected with the chin and tongue. 



Ginglymus. [From the Gr. gigglymos, a "hinge."] A hinge-]oint. 



Gladi'olus. [Dim. of Lat. gladius, a "sword."] The middle piece of the 

 sternum. 



Glair'y. [From the Lat. clarus, " clear " ; Fr. clair.~\ Like the clear white 

 part of an egg. 



Gle'noid. [From the Gr. glene, a "cavity," and eidos, "form," "resem- 

 blance."] A name given to a shallow cavity. 



Glomer'ulus. [Dim. of Lat. glomus, a " clue of thread," or " ball."] A 

 botanical term signifying a small, dense, roundish cluster : a terra 

 applied to the ball-like tuft of vessels in capsules of the kidneys. 



Glos'so-pharynge'al. [From the Gr. glossa, the " tongue," and pharygx, the 

 " pharynx."] Belonging to the tongue and pharynx. 



Glot'tis. [Gr. the " mouthpiece of a flute."] The aperture of the larynx. 



