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4 .7H,0, the foregoing precipitated from its solution 

 by alcohol. Dose gr. ss-ij. F. subsulph. , Liq., Fe 4 

 (S0 4 ) 5 , Monsel's solution, an aqueous solution of 

 basic sulphate of iron, powerfully astringent, styptic 

 and hemostatic ; it is rarely given internally. Dose 

 mjij-x. F. valerianas, Fe 2 (C 5 H 9 2 ) 6 , valerianate of 

 iron, soluble in alcohol. Dose gr. j-iij, in pill. F. et 

 ammonii citras, citrate of iron 3, water of ammonia 

 I part. Dose gr. ij-v. F. et ammonii sulphas, am- 

 nionic sulphate of iron, ferric alum. This is the least 

 astringent of the sulphates. Dose gr. ij-v. F. et am- 

 monii tartras (F. tartaratum, B.P.), amnionic tar- 

 trate of iron. Dose gr. v-xx. F. et potassii tartras, 

 the least disagreeable of all iron preparations. Dose 

 gr. v-x. F. et quininse citras, contains 12 per cent, 

 of quinin. It is astringent and stimulant. Dose gr. 

 iij-v. F. et quin. cit., Liq., of doubtful value. 

 Dose n\v-xv. F. et quin. citras solubilis, used in 

 preparing vinum ferri amarum. F., Vinum amarum. 

 bitter wine of iron, contains sol. citrate of iron and 

 quinin 8, tinct. orange-peel 12, syrup 36, stronger 

 white wine 44. It is a good substitute for the various 

 "elixirs of calisaya and iron." Dose 3J-iv. F. et 

 strychninae citras, contains 1 per cent, of strychnin. 



Bt is astringent and stimulating. Dose gr. j-iij. F. 

 t ammonii acetat. Liq., Basham's mixture, con- 

 lins tinct. fer. chlorid 2, acetic acid 3. liq. ammonii 

 cet. 20, elixir aurantii 10, syrup 1 5, water 50 parts, 

 t is very agreeable, tonic and diuretic. Dose Jjij— ▼. 

 Unofficial preparations. — F. albuminas. Dose gr. 

 x-xxx. F. arsenias, Fe 3 As 2 8 (not to be con- 

 founded with arsenz/ of iron). Dose gr. ^ \ . F. 

 dialysatum, dialyzed iron, a ten per cent, oxychlorid 

 in water. It is astringent and styptic, but only feebly 

 chalybeate. Dose rr\,x-xxx. Liq. ferri dialyzat. 

 (B.P.). Dose TT\ x-xxx. F. et manganesii iodidi, 

 Syr., containing in each fluid ounce 50 grains of iodids 

 in proportion of 3 of iron to 1 of manganese. Dose 

 TT^x-xxx-^j. F. et manganesii phosphat., Syr., 

 syrup of phosphate of iron and manganese. Each 

 m contains 2 gr. phosph. of iron and I grain of 

 anganese. Dose Jjj. F., Mistura, aromat., pale 

 inchona bark 4, calumba 2, cloves 1, iron-wire 2, 

 inct. cardamom, comp. 12, tinct. orange-peel 2, water 

 f peppermint 50. Dose ^j-ij. F., Mist., laxans, 

 rrous sulphate gr. ij, magnesium sulphate gj, dilute 

 lphuric acid TTViij, spt. chloroform Tt\xx, water of 

 ppermint ad ^j. F., Mist., salicylat., olei gaul- 

 eriae TTlxxxij, tr. ferri chlorid f.^iv, sodii salicylat. 

 iv, acid, citric, gr. x, glycerin. f,^j, liq. ammonii 

 trat. (B. P.) q. s. ad f^iv; iron to be added last in 

 xing. Ferro-salin., Mist., magnesium sulphate 5 j, 

 tassium bitartrate ^j, dried sulphate of iron gr. x, 

 atcr 3 xxxij. Dose a wineglassful. F.phosphatum, 

 quininae et strychninae, Syr., Easton's syrup, unof. 

 Each l^j contains gr. j phosph. of iron, gr. j quinin, 

 and gr. ^ strychnin. F. Salicylas. Dose gr. j-v. 

 F. Tersulphatis, Liq., solution of ferric sulphate, 

 used in making other iron preparations. 

 Fertile { fer' -til) [fertilis, fruitful]. Prolific, fruitful. 



In botany, applied to flowers having a pistil. 

 Fertilization (fer-til-iz-a'-shun) [fertilis, fruitful]. Im- 

 pregnation ; fecundation ; the initial act of sexual re- 

 production ; it consists essentially in the union of two 

 cells possessing respectively male and female qualities. 

 Fertilizing Pouch (fer'-til-iz-ing powch). A folded 



apparatus connected with the oviduct of queen bees. 

 Ferula (fer'-u-lah) [L., "a rod"]. I. Giant fennel. 

 A genus of the order Umbelliferse. See Asafetida, 

 Galbanum, Sumbul, Sagapenum. 2. A splint. 

 Fervor (fer'-vor) [L., ''beat"]. Fever-heat; it is 

 defined as being more than calor and less than ardor. 

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Fessitude (fes'-it-ud) [fessus, weary]. A sensation of 

 weariness. 



Fester (fes'-ter) [ME.,/«fer]. 1. Any small or super- 

 ficial ulceration. 2. To inflame slightly. 



Festination {fes-tin-a'-shun) [festinare, to hasten]. A 

 symptom of paralysis agitans and other diseases in 

 which the patient shows in walking a tendency to take 

 quicker and quicker steps. Propulsion or retropulsion 

 are coincident symptoms. 



Fetal (fe'-tal) [fetus, an offspring]. Pertaining to the 

 fetus. 



Fetation (fe-ta' '-shun) [fetus, a fetus]. I. The forma- 

 tion of a fetus. 2. Pregnancy. 



Fetich, Fetish (fe'-tis/i). Any material object re- 

 garded with veneration or awe. 



Fetichism, Fetishism (fe'-tisA-izm) [Fr., fetich~\. 

 The term applied by Binet to the sexual perversion 

 exhibited by collectors of napkins, shoes, etc. He 

 maintains that these articles play here the part of the 

 fetish in early theology. The favors given by the 

 women to the knights in the Middle Ages were both 

 tokens of remembrance and sexual excitants of satis- 

 faction. Fetichism is the association of lust with the 

 idea of certain portions of the female person, or with 

 certain articles of female attire. It is designated as 

 dress-f, hair-f, hand-f, glove-f., shoe-f., etc., ac- 

 cording to the object worshiped. 



Fetichist (fe'-tish-ist) [Fr., fetich]. An individual 

 whose sexual interest is confined exclusively to parts 

 of the female body, or to certain portions of female 

 attire. 



Feticide (fe'-tis-id) [fetus, an unborn offspring ; ccedere, 

 to kill]. The killing by intent of the fetus in the 

 womb. 



Fetid (fe'-tid, or fet'-id) [fetere, to become putrid]. 

 Having a foul odor. F. Stomatitis. Synonym of 

 Ulcerative Stomatitis. 



Fetiferous {fe-tif -er-us) [fetus, a fetus ; ferre, to bear] . 

 Pregnant. 



Fetiparous (fe-tip / -ar-us) [fetus, a fetus ; farere, to 

 produce]. Giving birth to a fetus. 



Fetlock (fet'-lok) [ME. , ftlokes~\ . A tuft of hair grow- 

 ing behind the pastern-joint of horses. F. -joint, the 

 joint of a horse's leg next to the foot. 



Fetlow (fet'-lo) [E., dial]. A kind of whitlow or 

 felon, seen upon cattle. 



Fetometry {je-tom' -et-re) [fetus, offspring ; [terpov, 

 measure]. The measurement of the fetus, especially 

 of its cranial diameters. The measurements usually 

 made are as follows : — 



Table of Measurements. 

 1. Of the Child. 



Length 50 cm. (20 in) 



Bisacromial 12 " (4.8 *') 



2. Head. 



Bitemporal, 8 cm. (3^ in) 



Biparietal, g% " (3% ") 



Occipitofrontal 11% " (4^ ") 



-mental 13% " (5^ ") 



Trachelo-bregmatic 9% " (5% ") 



Circumference, occipito-frontal . . . 34^ " (138"; 

 Weight of Child rj^-j grms. (7% pounds). 



Fetor (fe'-tor) [L.]. Stench ;. offensive odor. F. 

 narium. Synonym of Ozena. 



Fetter-bone (fet'-er-bon). In farriery, the same as 

 great pastern. See Pastern. 



Fettered (fet'-erd). In biology, applied to animals, 

 as the seal, which have the hind limbs modified so as 

 to unfit them for walking. 



Fetus (fe'-lus) [fetus, offspring]. The young of vi- 

 viparous animals in the womb ; the embryo in the 

 later stages of development. The following is a table 

 of the development of the embryo and fetus in the 



