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one side of the anus and the internal opening on the 

 other. F. in Ano. See F. , Anal. F., Incomplete, 

 one with a single opening. F., Mammary, or Milk, 

 a fistula of the mamma or of its ducts. In F. recto- 

 labial, recto-urethral, recto-vaginal, and recto- 

 vesical, the gut communicates by a fistulous track 

 with the labia majora, the urethra, the vagina, or 

 the bladder, respectively. F., Thiry's, an artificial 

 intestinal fistula made by dividing the intestine in two 

 places ; the loop so cut out is still supplied with blood 

 and nerves from its mesentery ; it is emptied of its con- 

 tents, and one end is closed by sutures, while the other 

 is stitched to the abdominal wound, and the intestinal 

 juice is thus collected. F., True, one that discharges 

 the secretion of an organ. F., Vella's, is the same as 

 Thiry's, except that both ends of the loop are left 

 free and are sutured to the wound in the abdomen. 

 F., Vesical, a fistula of the urinary bladder. 



Fistular, Fistulate {Jis'-tu-lar, -lot) [fistula, a tube]. 

 Fistulous ; of the form or nature of a fistula. 



Fistulatome \^fis' -tu-lat-om) \Jistula, a fistula ; -kfiveiv, 

 to cut]. A cutting-instrument used in the operative 

 treatment of fistula. 



Fistulous (fls'-tu-lus) [fistula, a tube]. Of the nature 

 of or affected with a fistula. 



Fit [ME.,yfr, a struggle]. A popular name applied to 

 any sudden paroxysm of a disease, but especially to 

 one of epilepsy. F., Nine-days', Tetanus neonatorum. 



Fivefinger (fivfing'-er). I. The plant Potentilla 

 canadensis (see Potentilla). 2. Ampelopsis quinque- 

 folia (see American Ivy). 



Fixation [fiks-a' -shun) [fixus, fixed]. A making firm 

 or rigid. F., Field of, in optics, the region bounded 

 by the utmost limits of distinct or central vision, and 

 • which the eye has under its direct control through its 

 excursions, without movements of the head. F. -for- 

 ceps, those used for fixing or holding a part in posi- 

 tion during a surgical operation. 



Fixator (fiks-a' '-tor) [L.]. A term applied to a muscle 

 that holds a part immovable, as the diaphragm. 



Fixature (fiks'-at-ur). See Bandolin. 



Fixed (fikst) [fixus, firm]. Firm; immovable. F. 

 Idea, a morbid belief, opinion, or conception, enter- 

 tained constantly by certain insane patients, and more 

 or less permanently dominating the entire mind. F. 

 Oils. See Oleafixa. 



Fixi dentes (fiks'-i den'-tiz) [L.]. The teeth of the 

 second dentition. 



ig (fiks'-ing) [fixus, fixed]. The first stage in 

 te preparation of tissues for histologic or pathologic 

 :xamination. The chief fixing agents are — corrosive 

 iblimate, nitric acid, alcohol, osmic acid, Flemming's 

 )lution, Fol's solution, M tiller's solution, picric acid, 

 )icro-sulphuric acid, acetate of copper. See Stains, 

 ^able of. 



(fiks-u'-re) [fixura, fixure]. In biology, the 

 fibrils by which lichens and many other thallophytes 

 attach themselves to their substratum. 



Flabby (fiab'-e) [E. dial.]. Lax or flaccid ; deficient 

 in firmness. 



Flabellarium (flab-el-a' -re-um) [Jlabellum, a fan]. A 

 vibraculum; a whip-like process of a polyzoan. 



Flabellate (flab-el' '-at) [flabellum, a fan]. In biology, 

 fan-shaped ; applied to leaves, antennae, etc. 



Flabellation {Jlab-el-a' -shun) [flabellare, to fan]. In 

 surgery, the act of keeping a wound or fracture cool 

 by fanning. 



Flabelliform {flab-el' -if -or m). Same as Flabellate. 



Flabellinerved {flab-el' -in-urvd) [Jlabellum, fan ; 

 nerz'us, a nerve]. In biology, applied to leaves, 

 such as those of the Gingko tree, with veins or nerves 

 radiating from a common point. 



Flsibellum (flab-el' -um)[L. ,fan]. The set of white fibers 

 radiating from the stria terminalis of the cerebrum 

 into the corpus striatum. See also Epipodite. 



Flaccid (flak'-sid) \jlaccidus, flaccus, flaccid]. See 

 Flabby. 



Flaccidezza (Jlah-cke-def -sah ) [Ital. for flaccidity~\. 

 Same as Flacherie. 



Flaccidity (flak-sid'-it-e) [ftaccidus, flaccus, flaccid]. 

 Flabbiness; lack of normal reaction or firmness. 



Flacherie, or Flachery (flash' -er-e) [Fr.]. A disease 

 attacking silk-worms whose digestive apparatus is 

 weakened by disease or heredity. It is said to be 

 caused by a bacterium, Micrococcus bombycis. See 

 Micrococcus bombycis and Bacillus fi of Hofmann, 

 under Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. 



Flag [ME., flagge\ One of various endogenous 

 plants with ensiform leaves. In biology, a flagellum ; 

 a part of the reproductive apparatus of certain gaster- 

 opods (Helix) projecting from the vas deferens. F., 

 Blue. See Iris. F., Sweet. See Acorus. 



Flagellate (ftaf-el-al) [flagellum, a whip]. In biol- 

 ogy, furnished with slender, whip-like processes. 



Flagellation (Jlaj-el-a' -shun) [flagellare, to whip]. I. 

 One of the many means used for the purpose of 

 masochistic gratification in the sense of subjection to 

 the woman ; the lustful feeling arising from a mechan- 

 ical irritation of the geni to- spinal center. 2. Flogging, 

 formerly used as a local stimulant and counter-irritant, 

 and once employed in the control of the insane 

 Latterly it has been recommended as a check for post 

 partum hemorrhage. See Percussion. 



Flagelliform (flaj-el' -if-orm) [flagellum, a whip ; 

 forma, form.] Having the form of a flagellum or 

 whip- lash. 



Flagellula {JIaj-el' -u-lah) [dim. of flagellum, a whip]. 

 A flagellate spore ; a zoospore. 



Flagellum (flaj-el' -urn) [L. a whip: //., Flagella\ ■ 

 Any long vibratile cilium. See also Flag. In biology, 

 applied to the various long, slender, lash-like ap- 

 pendages of bacteria, zoospores, infusoria, etc., and 

 to slender runners, and tendrils of higher plants. 



Flagg's Drill-stock. See Drill-stock. 



Flail (flal) [MrZ., flaile~\. An arm or leg not under mus- 

 cular control. F. -joint, a condition of preternatural 

 mobility frequently following resection of a joint. 



Flajan's Disease. Svnonym of Exophthalmic Goiter. 



Flake (flak) [ME., flake, a flake]. A small, scale- 

 like fragment, as of epidermis. F. Manna, the best 

 and purest commercial manna, so called from its form. 



Flambage (flam-bahzh')\Yr.\ The singeing of wounds 

 for therapeutic purposes. 



Flank (flank) [ME.", flank']. The part of the body 

 between the ribs and the upper border of the ilium. 



Flannagan Garbage-cart. See Garbage-cart. 



Flannel Rash. See Seborrhea corporis. 



Flap [MY.., flap, a loose, flexible part]. A loose and 

 partly detached portion of the skin or other soft tissue. 

 F. Amputation. See Amputation. F. Extraction. 

 See Extraction of Cataract. F. Operation. See 

 Operations, Table of. 



Flapless (fla/Z-les) [ME., flap, a. loose, flexible part ; 

 less, a suffix signifying without]. Without flaps. F. 

 Amputation. See Operations, Table of. 



Flash-point. The temperature at which a petroleum oil 

 gives off vapors which, mixing with air, cause an ex- 

 plosion or flash of flame, dying out. however, at once. 



Flask [o/.aoia}, a flask]. A narrow-necked, globular 

 glass bottle. F., Boiling, a small flask, with a wide 

 neck, provided on the side with an exit-tube ; it is em- 

 ployed for determining the boiling-point. F. -clamp, 

 an instrument in the form of a press, employed in 

 vulcanite work for closing flasks after packing. F., 



