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FORNICATE 



Rat-toothed, a form of forceps used in the removal 



Simpson's Obstetric Forceps. 

 With Poullet Tape-attachment for Axis-traction. 



of bullets, or other foreign bodies, from wounds. F., 

 Spring, same as F, Catch. 



Forcible (for'-sib-l) \_fortis, strong]. With force or 

 power. F. Extension. See Extension, 



Forcipate, Forcipated (for'-sip-at, -a-ted) [forceps, 

 forceps]. In biology, forceps-like. 



Forcipressure (for'-se-presh'-ur) [forceps, a pair of 

 tongs ; pressura, a pressing]. The arrest of a minor 

 hemorrhage by catching the end of the divided vessel 

 with a pair of spring-forceps, the pressure being kept 

 up for 24-36 hours. 



Fore (for) [ME., fore, before]. Applied to the part 

 that is in front or first. F.-arm, that part of the arm 

 between the wrist and the elbow. F. -brain, the ante- 

 rior of the encephalic vesicles into which the primary 

 nervous axis of the embryo divides at an early stage ; at 

 a later stage, the prosencephalon. F.-finger, the index 

 finger. F.-foot, the foot of a fore-limb. F.-front, 

 the forehead. F.-gut, the cavity in the raised ceph- 

 alic end of the embryo, called also headgut. The 

 rudimentary pharynx and duodenum, with the inter- 

 mediate portions of the future alimentary canal, are 

 included in the foregut. F.-head, that part of the 

 face between the orbits of the eyes, the hair above, 

 and the temples at the sides. F.-limb, the pectoral 

 limb of an animal. F.-milk. 1. The colostrum, 

 q. v. 2. The first part of the milk taken from the 

 teat at any one milking. It is less rich in butter than 

 is the after-milk, or strippings. F.-skin, the prepuce, 

 q. v. ; the term sometimes designates also the 

 dewlap occasionally seen upon the throat of an aged 

 person. F. -waters, a name sometimes given to that 

 portion of the amniotic sac and its contents in advance 

 of the presenting part in labor. 



Foreign (for' -en) [ME., foren, foreign]. Alien; ex- 

 otic ; not native ; irrelevant. F. Body, a substance 

 in a wound, organ, or cavity not normally present. 



Forensic (for- en' -si k) \_forensis, belonging to the 

 forum]. Pertaining to a court of law. In medicine, 

 that part of the science connected with judicial in- 

 quiry. Also, medical jurisprudence. 



Forest's Method. See Artificial Respiration. 



Forficate (for' 'fik-dt) \jorfex, scissors]. In biology, 

 deeply-forked. 



Fork [ME., fork, a fork]. A name frequently given 

 to the space between the thighs. 



Form [forma, shape]. The external shape or config- 

 uration of the body, or of a part of a body. 



Formaldehyd (form-al' -de-hid) [formica, an ant , 

 aldehyd]. Formic aldehyd. See Aldehyd, Formic. 



Formalin (for' -mal-in) [formica, an ant], HCOH. 

 A proprietary germicide composed of a 40 per cent, 

 solution of formaldehyd. Unof. 



Formanilid (form-an' -il-id) [formica, an ant ; anilin~\, 

 C 7 H 7 NO. A substance obtained on digesting anilin 

 with formic acid, or by rapidly heating anilin with 

 oxalic acid. It consists of colorless prisms, readily 

 soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, melting at 46 C. 



Formatio (for-ma'-she-o) [L.]. A formation. F. 

 reticularis, the intercrossing of the fibers of the ante- 

 rior columns in the medulla. 



Formative (form'-at-iv) [formare, to form]. Plastic; 

 molding. F. Cell, a large spheric, refractive cell be- 

 neath the hypoblast. 



Formic Acid (for'-mik). See Acid. 



Formicant (for' -mik-ant) [formicare, to crawl like an 

 ant]. Creeping, or moving with a small and feeble ac- 

 tion ; applied to the pulse when it is unequal and scarcely 

 perceptible. 



Formication (for-mik-a' -shun) [formica, an ant]. A 

 sensation like that produced by ants or other insects 

 crawling upon the skin. F., Cocain. See Cocain- 

 bug. 



Formol (for'-mol) [formica, an ant], CH 2 0. A name 

 given to formic aldehyd or formaldehyd. It is a 

 powerful antiseptic, ranking as one of the best, but 

 its microbicidal power in a given time is very feeble. 



Formula (form'-u-lah) [dim. of forma, a form: //., 

 Formult%\. A prescribed method. In pharmacy, a 

 list of the names and respective quantities of substances 

 entering into a composition. In chemistry, a method 

 of representing the gravimetric structure of a compound 

 by symbols. F., Constitutional, or Rational, one 

 that indicates only the union of individual atoms, 

 such as are especially characteristic of the compound. 

 F., Empiric. See F. , Unitary. F., Graphic. 

 Same as F., Constitutional . F., Rational. Same as 

 F., Constitutional. F., Structural, one that indicates 

 the complete grouping of all of the atoms, representing 

 the whole chemic deportment of a given compound. 

 F., Unitary, or Empiric, one that belongs to an entire 

 series of bodies that are isomeric, yet wholly different, 

 and that affords no hint as to the character of the com- 

 pound. 



Formulary (for'-mu-la-re) [formula ; dim. oifornio. 

 form]. F., National, a collection of widelj 

 and well-known preparations, omitted from the I . S. 

 Pharmacopeia, but collected and published by the 

 American Pharmaceutic Association. 



Formyl (for f -mil) [formica, the ant; M>7, matter], 

 CHO. The radicle of formic acid. 



Forne's Method. See Anesthetic. 



Forneaux Jordan's Operations. See Operations. 



Fornicate (for' -nik-at) [fornix, an arch]. In biology, 

 bearing fornices ; overarched. To commit fornica- 

 tion. 



