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F. Abbreviation of Fahrenheit ; also of Fac, make, 

 and of Fiat, let there be made. 



Fl., or Fid. Abbreviation of Fluid. 



Ft. Abbreviation of Fiat', let there be made. 



Faam (fah-ahm') [native Asian]. The plant Angra:- 

 cum fragrans, used in Asia and in France as a sub- 

 stitute for tea. 



Faba Ignatii (fa f -bah ig-na' -she-i). See Ignalia. 



Fabella (fa-bel'-ah) [dim. oi faba, a bean]. A sesa- 

 moid fibro-cartilage or small bone occasionally de- 

 veloped in the gastrocnemius muscle at the posterior 

 aspect of the knee-joint. 



Fabiana (fa-be-an'-ah). See Pichi. 



Face (fas) [fades, the face]. A name applied to the 

 lower and anterior part of the head, including the 

 eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, lips, etc. F.-ache. 

 See Tic douloureux. F., Hippocratic. See Facies. 

 F. -plug, a small layer of cerumen lying on the 

 membrana tympani. F. -presentation, a presenta- 

 tion of the fetal face in labor. 



Facet (fas'-et) [Fr., facette, a little face]. A small 

 plane surface. The articulating surface of a bone. 

 Also, the flat surface occasionally seen on calculi, 

 caused by friction upon each other. In biology, a 

 segment of the compound eye of an insect. 



Facial (fa'-shal) [facialis, of the face]. Pertaining 

 to the face, as facial paralysis. F. Angle, the diver- 

 gence between a line drawn from the upper jaw tangent 

 to the forehead, and another to the external auditory 

 foramen. F. Artery. See Arteries, Table of. F. 

 Nerve. See Nerves, Table of. F. Palsy, or Pa- 

 ralysis. See Paralysis. F. Spasm. See Spasm. F. 

 Trophoneurosis. Synonym of Atrophy, Progressive 

 Unilateral Facial. F. Vein. See Vein. 



Facies (fa'-she-ez) [L., face]. Appearance, especially 

 that of the face. F., Cardiac, an anxious expression 

 occasionally seen in the early stages of chronic val- 

 vular disease. F. hepatica, a peculiar earthy appear- 

 ance of the face, often observed in organic disease 

 of the liver. F. hippocratica, the Hippocratic coun- 

 tenance, indicative of the rapid approach of dissolution; 

 the nose seems pinched, the temples hollow, the eyes 

 sunken, the ears leaden and cold, the lips relaxed, the 

 skin livid. F. ovarina, the characteristic expression 

 of women suffering from ovarian disease. The features 

 are emaciated and sunken, the expression anxious, the 

 forehead furrowed, the eyes hollow, the nostrils open 

 and sharply defined, the lips long and compressed, the 

 angles of the mouth depressed, with wrinkles encirc- 

 ling them. F. stupida, the typhoid face. 



Factitious (fak-tish'-us) [factitius ; facere, to make]. 

 .Made by art. Artificial, as factitious teeth, etc. 



Facultas (fak-ul'-tas) [L.]. See Faculty. 



Facultative (fak'-ul-ta-tiv) [facultas, capability]. 

 Pertaining to acquired power. Possessing a power 

 that is only incidentally or occasionally exercised. 

 In bacteriology, amphibious as to oxygen, or capable of 

 living either with or without free oxygen. F. 

 aerobia. See Aerobia. F. anaerobia. See Anae- 

 robia. F. Hyperopia, a division of manifest hy- 

 peropia. F. Parasite, applied to such a bacterium, 

 dipterous larva, etc., as may at times play the part of 

 a parasite. F. Saprophyte, applied to a fungus that 

 is normally non-parasitic but occasionally parasitic. 



Faculty (fak' '-ul-te) [facultas, capability]. A special 

 action of the mind through the instrumentality of an 

 organ or organs ; any function, particularly any 

 acquired, modified, or facultative function. Also, the 



corps of professors and instructors of a university and 

 its colleges. F., Medical, the corps of professors 

 and instructors of a medical college. 



Faecal, Faeces (fe'-kal,fe f -sez). See Fecal, Feces. 



Faecula (fek'-u-lah). See Fecula. 



Faex (f'ks) [L. , " lees" : pi. , Fceces\ The dregs or 

 sediment of any liquid. F. sacchari, treacle or 

 molasses. 



Fag [origin uncertain]. Exhaustion; tire, See Brain- 

 fag- 



Fagara (fag-a f -rah) [L.]. The genus Xanthoxylon, 

 q. v. 



Fagin (fa'-jin) [fagus, a beech-tree]. A principle 

 contained in the husks of the nuts of the common 

 beech (Fagus). It is said to be poisonous and 

 narcotic. 



Fagopyrum (fag-o-pi'-rum). See Buckwheat. 



Fagus (fa / -gus) [L. , " beech-tree: " gen., Fagf\. A 

 genus of cupuliferous trees ; the beeches. F. syl- 

 vatica, the common beech. The bark is said to be 

 antipyretic, the nuts anthelmintic and anticalculous. 

 Unof. 



Faham (fah'-ahm). Same as Faam. 



Fahrenheit's Thermometer. See Thermometer. 



Faint (fdnt) [fingere, to feign; ME. ,faynt, weak]. 

 A condition of languor. Also, a state of syncope or 

 swooning. 



Fainting (fant'-ing) [fingere, to feign; }/i.T£.,faynf, 

 weak]. A swoon ; the act of swooning. F. Sick- 

 ness. Synonym of Epilepsy. 



Faintness {fmit'-nes). See Syncope. 



Faith-cure \fdth'-kur). The system or practice of at- 

 tempting or pretending to cure diseases by religious 

 faith and prayer alone. "It differs from mind- cure, 

 in that the faith-curers have no mind, while the mind- 

 curers have no faith." F. -doctor. See F. -healer. 

 F. -healer, one who-practises the faith-cure. 



Falcate (fal'-kat) [falx, a sickle]. In biology, 

 sickle-shaped. 



Falcial (fal'-se-al) [falx, a sickle]. Relating to the 

 falx cerebri. 



Falcicula (fal-sik'-u-lah). See Falcula. 



Falciform (fal f -sif-orm) [falx, a sickle ; forma, form]. 

 Having the shape of a sickle. F. Ligament. See 

 Ligament. F. Process, a process of the dura mater 

 that separates the hemispheres of the brain ; the falx. 

 See also Ligament, Femoral, of Hey. 



Falcula [fa/'-ku-lah ) [ dim. of falx, a sickle]. The 

 falx cerebelli. 



Fall (fowl) [ME., fallen, to fall]. To be dropped in 

 birth, as a lamb. F. -drink, a Swiss and German 

 cordial, of exceedingly varied composition and fla- 

 vored with many aromatic and other herbs, as arnica, 

 achillea, asperula, etc. It is regarded as a sove 

 remedy for bruises and the effects of falls. Unof. F. 

 Fever. Synonym of Typhoid Fever, </. v. F.- 

 rheotome, an arrangement whereby a weight injures 

 a muscle, and at the same time breaks and makes a 

 galvanometer circuit; by this instrument it was shown 

 that the demarcation-current took a certain time to 

 develop. 



Fallacia ( fal-a'-se-ah ) [L.]. An insane delusion ; an 

 hallucination. F. auditoria, a delusion as to hear- 

 ing. F. optica, any visual illusion. 



Falling (fawl f -ing) [ME., fallen, to fall]. Dropping; 

 losing one's equilibrium. F.-sickness, a common 

 term for epilepsy. F. of Womb. See Uterus and 

 Prolapsus. 



