FALLOPIAN 



Fallopian { fal-o'-pe-ati) [Fallopius, an Italian anato- 

 mist]. Of or pertaining to Fallopius. F. Artery. 

 See Arteries, Table of. F. Tubes. See Oz-iduds. 



Utero-ovarian ligament. 

 Ovary. 



Fallopian tube. 



Broad ligament 



Fimbriated ex- 

 tremity of tube. 

 Fimbria ovarica. 

 Broad ligament. 



Right Fallopian Tcbe. {After Morris.') 



Fallopius, Aqueduct of. See Aqueduct. F., Arch 

 of. See Arch. F., Canal of. See Aqueduct. F., 

 Hiatus of, an opening in the petrous portion of the 

 temporal bone, for the transmission of the petrosal 

 branch of the Vidian nerve. 



Fallow Wards. Certain wards in hospitals that are 

 occasionally cleared of patients and are then tempor- 

 arily disused. 



False {/awls) \_falsus, deceptive]. Not genuine. 

 Feigning or closely counterfeiting. F. Amnion, 

 the vesicula serosa, which disappears as the chorion is 

 developed. F. Ankylosis, ankylosis due to rigidity 

 of the soft tissues. F. Bittersweet. See Climbing 

 Staff-tree. F. Conception. See F. Germ. F. 

 Germ, a mole, q. v. F. Gromwell, the root of 

 Onosmodium virginianum, reputed to be tonic and 

 diuretic. Dose of the fid. ext. tt\,xv— 3 ss. Unof. F. 

 Hearing. See Pseudacousma. F. Image, the image 

 of the deviating eye, in diplopia. F. Joint, a result 

 of non-union of a fractured bone. F. Measles. 

 Synonym of Rotheln,q. v. F. Membrane, a fibrinous 

 exudate upon a surface, as the fauces. F. Pains, 

 pains that precede true labor-pains. F. Passage, a 

 passage formed by the laceration of any canal, e.g., 

 the urethra, caused by the forcible introduction of a 

 catheter or other instrument in the wrong direction. 

 F. Pelvis, the portion of the pelvic cavity situated 

 above the linea ileo-pectinea. F. Peritonitis, hysteri- 

 cal manifestations simulating peritonitis. F. Pneu- 

 monia, peripneumonia notha. F. Pox. Synonym 

 of Varicella. F. Ribs. See Ribs. F. Water, a 

 collection of fluid in catarrhal endometritis. 



Falsetto {fawl-sel'-o) [Ital.]. A voice both high- 

 pitched and peculiarly modified as to quality ; the 

 highest register of the human voice. It is more 

 obvious in the male than in most female voices. 



Falsification (fawl-sif-ik-a'-skun) [falsus, deceptive ; 

 facere, to make]. The fraudulent adulteration of 

 foods or medicines ; counterfeiting, 

 •"alx (falks) [L.]. A sickle. Same as Falx cerebri. 

 In biology, variously used to designate falciform 

 structures ; e. g, the poison-fangs of a serpent or the 

 cheliceree of a spider. F. cerebelli, the falcula ; a 

 sickle-like process between the lobes of the cerebellum. 

 F. cerebri, the sickle-like process of the dura, separat- 

 ing the hemispheres of the cerebrum, 

 ■"amelic {jam-el' -ik) [famelicus, hungry]. Marked 



459 FARCY 



by extreme hunger ; effective in overcoming the sensa- 

 tion of hunger. 



Famelica {fim-el'-ik-ah) [famelicus, hungry]. Febrk 

 famelica ; fever accompanied by hunger. 



Fames {fa'-mez) [L.]. Hunger. F. bovina, bulimia. 

 F. canina ("dog-hunger"), bulimia. F. lupina, 

 (" wolf-hunger'"), extreme bulimia. 



Family {fam'-il-e) [famiiia, a household]. The per- 

 sons belonging to a household. In biology, a class 

 of genera similar in organic structure. F. Ataxia. 

 See Paramyoclonus multiplex. F. Diseases, those 

 diseases that are hereditary. 



Famine { fam'-in) [fames, hunger] . Severe and con- 

 tinued hunger. Also, a general scarcity of food, 

 which results in the starvation of many people. F. 

 Bread, a lichen, L'mbilicaria arctica, found in frozen 

 regions, and serviceable, in extremity, as human 

 food. F. Fever. Same as Relapsing Fever, q. v. 



Fanaticism ( fan-at' '-is-izm) \_fanaticus, pertaining to 

 a temple]. Perversion and excess of the religious sen- 

 timent. It often trenches upon the domain of insanity ; 

 and is sometimes an outcome, at other times a cause, 

 of mental" disease. 



Fang [ME. , feng, a catch]. In biology, any prehensile 

 part or organ. See Teeth. 



Fantome {fan'-tum). See Phantom. 



Far [E. dial.]. The young of swine ; a litter of pigs. 



Far [ME., fer, at a distance]. At a distance. F. 

 Point. See Punctum remotum. F.-sightedness, 

 a colloquial term for Hypermetropia. 



Farabeufs Operation. See Operations, Table of 



Farad {far' -ad) [after Michael Faraday, a chemist]. 

 The unit of electric capacity. Practically a capacity 

 sufficient to hold one coulomb of current having a 

 potential of one volt. The micro-farad, Trre55i5<r 

 of the theoretic farad, is commonly used. A practi- 

 cal form of condenser of one farad capacity consists 

 of 300 leaves of tinfoil, each 16 centimeters in diame- 

 ter, separated by leaves of mica. The entire surface 

 is about of I.I sq. meters area. See Electric Units. 



Faradic {far-ad' -ik) [named from its discoverer, 

 Michael Faraday]. Pertaining to induced electric 

 currents. F. Current, the induced electric current. 

 See Current. F. Induction is brought about by a 

 current of electricity passing through a wire exciting a 

 wave of electricity in a second wire placed near or 

 parallel with it at the instant of opening and closing 

 the circuit. 



Faradimeter {far-ad-im' -et-er) [Faraday ; fiirpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for measuring the strength 

 of an induced electric current. 



Faradism {far'-ad-izm) [after Michael Faraday, a 

 chemist]. 1. Induced electricity. 2. The applica- 

 tion of induced currents to the treatment of disease. 



Faradization, or Faradism 1 far-ad-iz-a'-shun, or 

 far'-ad-izm) [after Michael Faraday, a chemist]. 

 The application of the induced current to a diseased 

 part, or for disease. 



Farado-puncture {far-ad-o-punk / -chur) [Faraday ; 

 punctura, a puncture]. The passage of a faradic cur- 

 rent into the tissues by acupuncture. 



Farcimen {far-si' -men) [farciminum, farcy : //. , Far- 

 cimina~\. Farcy; also, a farcy-bud. 



Farcin \ far' -sin) [Fr.]. Same as Farcy. 



Farcinia {far-sin' -e-ah). Synonym of Equinia. 



Farcinoma {far-sin-o / -mah ) [farciminum, farcy ; fy/a, 

 a tumor .• //., Farcinomata\ A farcy-bud, or glander- 

 ous tumor ; less correctly, farcy, or glanders. 



Farctus {fark'-tus) [L., a " stuffing "J. Emphraxis ; 

 congestion ; infarction. 



Farcy {far'-se). See Equinia and Bacillus of Nocard, 

 under Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. P. -bud, or 



