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F. -button. A nodular swelling in the course of a 

 lymphatic vessel in glanders. 



Fardel-bound [far' '-del-bownd) [fat-del, a load ; ME., 

 bounden]. I. A term applied to neat cattle or sheep 

 affected with inflammation of the abomasum, or of 

 the omasum, with impaction of food in the latter. 

 Fardel-bound cattle are said to have " lost the cud." 



Farding-bag {far' -ding -bag). The first stomach of a 

 ruminant animal ; the paunch or rumen. 



Farfara (far'-far-ah). See Coltsfoot. 



Farina (far-e' -nah) [farina, meal]. The ground or 

 powdered fecula of seeds, especially that of corn, 

 barley, rye, and wheat. In biology, applied to the 

 pollen of flowers, and to the powdery substance found 

 on certain insects. 



Farinaceous (far-in-a' -she-us) [farina, meal]. Hav- 

 ing the nature of or yielding flour. Also, applied to 

 very fine furfuraceous exfoliations. 



Farinose (far'-in-os) [farina, meal]. In biology, 

 covered with a flour-like powder, as certain leaves 

 and insects. 



Farrant's Solution. See Mounting Fluids, and Media. 



Farre's Tubercles. See Signs ami Symptoms, Table of. 



Farriery (far'-yer-e) [ferraria, pertaining to iron]. 

 The art of treating the diseases of horses ; veterinary 

 surgery. 



Farrow (far'-o) [ME. ,farh,faren, a little pig]. I. A 

 little pig. 2. To bring forth, as pigs. 



Fascia [fash' '-e-ak) [fascia, a band: //., Fascia"]. The 

 membranous, fibrous covering of muscles and other 

 organs. In biology, applied to any broad, transverse 

 band of color on the hair, feathers, scales, or stems. 

 F., Anal. See F. , Ischio-rectal. F. of Arm {Brach- 

 ial), invests the muscles of the arm attached to the 

 clavicle, acromion, and spine of the scapula. F., 

 Cervical, Deep, invests the muscles of the neck and 

 encloses the vessels and nerves. F., Cervical, Super- 

 ficial, that just beneath the skin. F., Cloquet's. 

 See Septum crurale. F M Cranial, a firm, dense layer, 

 adherent to the skin and occipito-frontalis muscle. 

 F., Cremasteric, forms a looped, thin covering 

 of the spermatic cord. F., Cribriform, the sieve- 

 like covering of the saphenous opening. F. dentata, 

 a serrated band of cinerea of the hippocampal gyrus 

 of the cerebrum. F. of the Dorsum of the Foot, 

 forms a sheath for the dorsal tendons of the foot. 

 F., Iliac, lines the back part of the abdominal cavity, 

 covering the psoas and iliacus muscles. F., Infundi- 

 buliform, the funnel-shaped membrane enclosing the 

 spermatic cord and testis in a distinct pouch. F., 

 Intercolumnar, from the margins of the external ab- 

 dominal ring, forming a sheath for the cord and testis. 

 F., Intercostal, a thin, firm layer of fascia covering 

 the outer surface of the external intercostal and the 

 inner surface of the internal intercostal muscles. F., 

 Ischio-rectal, covers the perineal aspect of the leva- 

 tor ani muscle. F. lata, the dense fibrous aponeu- 

 rosis surrounding the thigh, called the Deep F. of the 

 Thigh. F., Deep, of Leg, continuous with the last, 

 surrounds the leg. F., Lumbar, the posterior apo- 

 neurois of the transversalis muscle, divided into three 

 layers. F. of Mamma, part of the superficial fascia 

 of the thorax, whicli divides into two layers, one pass- 

 ing in front, and one behind the mamma. F. nodosa, 

 Packer's Knot, a knotted bandage formerly used to 

 make compression over the temporal artery. F., 

 Obturator, continuation of the pelvic, surrounding the 

 obturator muscle. F., Pelvic, lines the cavity of the 

 pelvis, continuous with the transversalis and the iliac 

 fascia. F., Perineal, the. deep, called the triangular 

 ligament, closes the front part of the outlet of the pel- 

 vis ; it is attached to the pubes and rami of the isch- 



ium. F., Plantar, the fibrous membrane of the sole 

 of the foot. F., Recto-vesical, the visceral layer of 

 the pelvic fascia, investing the prostate, bladder, and 

 rectum. F., Spermatic, a thin fascia attached to the 

 external abdominal ring, and prolonged down over the 

 outer surface of the chorda testis. F. spirales. See 

 Ascia. F., Temporal, a strong fibrous investment 

 covering the temporal muscle. F., Transversalis, 

 a fascia continuous with the iliac and pelvic fascial, 

 and lying between the transversalis muscle and the 

 peritoneum. 



Fascial {fash' -e-al) [fascialis, of a fascia]. Pertain- 

 ing to or of the nature of a fascia. 



Fasciate (fash'-e-dt) [fascia, a bundle or band]. In 

 biology, banded ; also applied to monstrous stems that 

 grow flat. 



Fasciation {fash-e-a 1 '-shun) [fasciatio ; fascia, a band- 

 age]. The art or act of bandaging. 



Fascicle (fas'-ih-l) [dim. of fascis, a bundle]. In 

 biology, a bundle, as a compact inflorescence or a 

 cluster of leaves. See Fasciculus. 



Fasciculate, or Fasciculated (fas-ih'-u-ldt, fas-ik f -u- 

 la-ted) [fasiculus, a little bundle]. Arranged in 

 fasciculi, or little bundles. 



Fascicule (fas'-ih-ut) [fasciculus, a small bundle]. 

 In biology, applied to brush-like bundles of hairs often 

 seen on caterpillars, etc. 



Fasciculus (fas-ik' '-u-lus) [dim. of fascis, a bundle : 

 pi., Fasciculi]. A little bundle, as the fasciculus of 

 fibers that compose a nerve. F., Olivary. See Fillet, 

 Olivary. F. of Turck, the crossed pyramidal tract 

 of the spinal cord. 



Fascination (fas-in-a'-shun) [fascinatio, a bewitch- 

 ing]. A form of incomplete hypnotism, intermediate 

 between somnambulism and catalepsy ; the alleged 

 controlling influence of one person over another. 



Fasciola (fas-i'-o-lah) [L., a small bandage]. The 

 dorsal continuation of the fascia dentata of the cere- 

 brum. F. hepatica. See Trematodes. F. hepati- 

 cum. See Distoma hepaticum. 



Fasciole (fas'-e-ol) [fasciola, a small bandage]. In 

 biology, a narrow transverse band or stripe. 



Fascioliasis (fas-e-o-li'-as-is) [fasciola, a small band- 

 age]. A term employed in England for Distomiasis 

 (Wiame), or Distomatosis (Zundel). 



Fasciotomy {fash-e-ot f -o-me). See Aponeurotomy. 



Fast [ME. , fast, firm, stiff; fasten, to fast]. Fixed; 

 immovable ; close ; sound, as sleep ; to abstain from 

 food ; abstinence from food. F. Color. See Pig- 

 ments, Colors, and Dye-stuffs F.-blue. Same as 

 Alkali Blue, Coupler's Blue, Methylene-blue. See 

 Pigments, Conspectus of. F. -brown. See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of . F. -green. See Pigments, Conspectus of . 

 F.-red. See Pigments, Conspectus of. F. -yellow. 

 Same as Acid Yellow. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Fastidium {fas-tid' -e-um) [L., "a loathing"]. A 

 loathing for food or drink. 



Fastigatum {fas-tig-a'-tum). See Nucleus fastigii . 



Fastigiate, Fastigiated (fas-tif-e-dt, -a'-ted) [f'astiga- 

 tus, sloping, pointed]. In biology, tapering gradually ; 

 close, parallel. 



Fastigium ( fas -lif-e-um) [L. , "summit"]. I. The 

 acme of any disease. 2. A dorsal extension of the 

 adult epicele into the cerebellum ; its cephalic and 

 caudal slopes meet like a gable-roof, whence its name. 



Fasting (fasf-ing) [ME., fasten, to fast]. The partial 

 or complete abstinence from food. F.-cure. See 

 Limotherapy. F. -mania, a prevalent or epidemic 

 practice of absolute and complete fasting, mainly for 

 exhibition and profit, such as occurred in 1890-91. 

 Fifty-five days appears to be the extreme limit reached 

 as yet by any professional abstainer from food. F.- 



