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girls, hysterical women who, for the sake of gaining 

 sympathy and attention, pretend to fast, but for the 

 most part secretly obtain food. 

 Fat [ME., fat, fat]. See A dtps, Tissue, and Oil. F.- 

 ball, a mass of fatty substance on the dorsal aspect 

 of the buccinator muscle ; called also Bichaf s fat- 

 ball. F.-cell, a form of connective-tissue cell con- 

 taining oil-globules. F. -column, a columnar-shaped 

 space rilled with adipose tissue found in the thicker por- 

 tion of the cutis vera. F. -necrosis, a peculiar form of 



Connective lUsu-i 

 JObriLs. 



Fat-cells. X 340. 



necrosis of a dssue occurring in pin-point sized areas of a 

 dead-white color. It is seen usually in the interlobu- 

 lar pancreatic tissue, mesentery, omentum, and ab- 

 dominal fatty tissue generally, and frequently in con- 

 nection with pancreatic disease. F. -rickets, that 

 form of rickets in which there is not excessive ema- 

 ciation. 



Fatal (fa'-tal) [fatalis ; fatum, fate, destiny, death]. 

 Ending with death ; mortal ; deadly ; as a fatal acci- 

 dent or attack. 



Fatigue (fa-teg f ) [fatigo, weariness]. Weariness, 

 tiredness. That condition of diminished capacity for 

 work produced in a muscle by prolonged activity. 

 F. -diseases, those caused by constant repetition of 

 certain movements, such as Tailors' cramp, Writers' 

 cramp, Scriveners' 1 palsy, etc. See Cramp, and 

 F. -stuffs, decomposition products that 

 ave accumulated in the muscular tissue during ex- 

 haustive efforts ; among them are phosphates, phos- 

 phoric acid, carbonic acid, and perhaps glycerin-phos- 

 phoric acid. 



Fatty {fat'-e) [ME., fat, fat]. A qualification applied 

 to certain carbon derivatives, including fats and fatty 

 acids. They were better called marsh-gas or methane 

 derivatives, as they can all be obtained from methane, 

 CH 4 . See Acids, Fatty. F. Degeneration. See 

 Degeneration. F. Heart. See Heart. F. Nut- 

 meg. Same as Nutmeg Liver. 



Fatuity {fat-u f -it-e) [fatuitas, foolishness]. Amentia 

 or dementia. 



Fauces (fau/-sez) [L.]. The gullet or windpipe. 

 The space surrounded by the palate, tonsils, and uvula. 

 In biology, the throat of a monopetalous flower or 

 the cavity of a gasteropod shell as exposed in the 

 first whorl. F., Isthmus of, the space at the back 

 of the mouth enclosed by the margin of the palate, 

 the back of the tongue, the pillars of the soft palate 

 and the tonsils. F., Pillars of, the folds of mucous 

 membrane between the base of the uvula and the 

 posterior border of the tongue. 



Fauchard's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 

 Faucial {faw'-se-al) [fauces, the gullet]. Pertaining 



to the fauces. 

 Faucitis [faw-si / -tis) [fauces, the gullet ; trig, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of the fauces ; isthmitis. 

 Fault (fawlt) [ME.,/a«/, a lack]. In electricity, any 

 failure in the proper working of a circuit due to 

 ground-contacts, cross- contacts, or disconnections. 

 These may be of three kinds: I. Disconnections; 

 2. Earths ; 3. Contacts. 

 Fauna (fa-uZ-nah) [Faunus, the god of agriculture : 

 pi. , Faumz or Faunas'] . The entire animal life of any 

 geographic area or geologic period. 

 Faunorum ludibria (faivn-o' '-rum lu-dib' -re-ah) [L., 

 "sport of the fauns"]. An old designation for 

 nightmare and for epilepsy. 

 Favaginous (fav-af -in-us) [favus, a honeycomb]. 

 Resembling favus ; having a honeycombed surface. 

 Favella {fav-el'-ah) [favilla, embers: pi., Favellie]. 

 In biology, an irregular mass of spores embedded in a 

 gelatinous material, and constituting a form of sporo- 

 carp found in the Florideae. 

 Faveolate (fav-e'-o-ldt) [favus, honeycomb]. Favose, 



honeycombed ; same as alveolate. 

 Faveolus (fav-e'-o-lus) [favus, a honeycomb : pi., 

 Faveoli\. In biology, a pit or cell like that of the 

 honeycomb. 

 Faviform (faiZ-iform) [favus, honeycomb ; forma, 

 form]. Resembling a honeycomb; a designation of 

 certain ulcerated surfaces. 

 Favous, or Favose (fai/-us or fav-os') [favus, 

 honeycomb]. Resembling a honeycomb ; resembling 

 favus ; alveolate ; filled with polygonal depressions. 

 Favulus (fav'-u-lus) [dim. of favus, a honeycomb : 

 pi., Favult]. Any one of the honeycomb-like depres- 

 sions or alveoli of the gastric mucous membrane. 

 Favus (fa'-vus) [favus, honeycomb]. Tinea favosa ; 

 Honeycomb Ringivorm, a parasitic skin-disease due to 

 the presence of a vegetable parasite, the Achorion 

 schonleinii, which, growing in the epidermis, hair, 

 and nails, causes varying grades of inflammation, 

 alterations of structure, and, when occurring upon 

 hairy parts, partial or complete loss of hair. It is 

 characterized by the presence of variously-sized, sul- 

 phur-yellow, cup-shaped crusts, having a peculiar 

 musty odor, which are found on microscopic examina- 

 tion to be composed almost entirely of the elements 

 of the fungus. F.-cup, any one of the cup-shaped 

 crusts that characterize favus. 

 Faxwax {faks' -waks) [fax, hair; Ger. , -zmchsen , to 

 grow]. The ligamentum nuchse, or the material of 

 which it is composed. It is also called paxroax. 

 Fear ( fer) [ME.,^<rr]. An emotion of dread ; appre- 

 hension ; the feeling which in its intenser manifesta- 

 tions is called terror or fright. 

 Feather {feth'-er) [AS. ,fedher\ One of the epider- 

 mal appendages of birds. F. Respiration-register. 

 See Anesthetic. 

 Feature {fe / -chur) [factura, a making]. Any single 



part or lineament of the face. 

 Febricity [fe-bris / -it-e) [febris, a fever]. Feverishness. 

 Febricula {fe-brik f -u-lah) [L., dim. of febris, fever]. 

 A term indicating a slight and short fever, most fre- 

 quently encountered among children. The rash that 

 accompanies it is very similar to that of scarlet fever. 

 Febrifacient (feb-refa / -se-ent) [febris, a fever ; facere, 



to make] . Causing fever. 

 Febriferous {fe-brif'-er-us) [febris, a fever ; ferre , to 



bear]. Causing or conveying fever. 

 Febrific (fe-brif'-ik) [febris, a fever] . Febrifacient. 

 Febrifugal (fe-brif'-u-gal) [febris, fever; fugare, to 

 dispel]. Removing or dispelling fever. 



