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Syphilis. F. Purple. Same as Archil. See Pig- 

 ments, Conspectus of. F. Red. See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. F. Spirit, Brandy. F. White. 

 Same as White Lead. 



Frenetic (fren-et'-ik) [Fr . , frenetique~]. Relating to 

 mental disorder. 



f?xzno-szcr story (f re' -no-se-kre' -tor-e) [frenum, bridle ; 

 secretio, a separation]. Exercising a restraining or 

 inhibitory power over the secretions. 



Frenulum (fren' -u-luni) \_dim., of frenum, a bridle: 

 pi. , Frenula"] . A small or minute frenum. The name 

 given to the cephalic portion of the valvula of the 

 mesencephal. In biology, a strong elastic bristle on 

 the upper edge and near the base of the secondary 

 wing of butterflies and moths, which folds the secon- 

 daries when at rest ; it serves to lock the wings 

 together. 



Frenum (fre'-num) [L., a curb]. A ligament, fold 

 of integument, or other part, that checks or limits the 

 movements of any organ. F. dentis, the socket of 

 a tooth. F. labiorum, the fourchet or lower com- 

 missure of the labia pudendi. F. linguae, the bridle 

 of the tongue. F., Macdowel's, the accessory fibers 

 strengthening anteriorly the intermuscular septum of 

 the deep fascia of the arm attached to the great pec- 

 toral tendon. F. of Penis, the fold on the lower sur- 

 face of the glans penis connecting it with the prepuce. 



Frenzy (fren'-ze) \J>pkvrjCLq; <pp>/i>, brain; mind]. Ex- 

 treme and violent mania. F., Transitory, a condi- 

 tion of impaired consciousness characterized by either 

 an intense maniacal frenzy or a confused hallucinatory 

 delirium, the duration of which does not exceed the 

 period of a day or two. 



Frere Come, Arsenical Paste of. Arsenious acid 

 and animal charcoal, each one part ; mercuric sul- 

 phid, four parts; to be used only over a small area 

 at a time. F. C.'s Operation. See Operations Table. 



Fresco Colors. See Pigments, Colors, and Dyestuffs. 



Fret [ME., freten, to eat up]. An abrasion; a chaf- 

 ing ; herpes ; tetter. 



Fretting (fret'-ing) \WE., freten, to eat up]. A chaf- 

 ing. Synonym of Tormina. 



Fretum (fre'-tum) [L. , a strait]. A constriction. F. 

 of Haller, in the fetal heart, the constriction between 

 the auricles and the ventricles. 



Freund's Operations. See Operations, Table of. F.'s 

 Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Frey's White Mass. A substance for injecting tissues. 

 Precipitate from 125 to 185 c. c. of a cold, saturated, 

 aqueous solution of barium chlorid by adding H 2 S0 4 , 

 drop by drop. Allow the precipitate to settle for 24 

 hours, and decant the clear fluid. The remaining mu- 

 cilaginous mass is mixed with an equal volume of 

 strong gelatin solution. 



Friable (fri'-ab-l) [friare, to rub]. Easily broken or 

 crumbled. 



Friar's Balsam (fri'-arz bal'-sam). A name given to 

 the Balsamum traumaticum, N. F., and also to the 

 very similar Tinctura benzoini composita, U. S. P. 

 See Benzoin, and Wade' s Balsam. 



Fricke's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Friction (frik'-shun) \frictio ; fricare, to rub]. I. 

 The act of rubbing. The process, in medicine, called 

 shampooing. Also the inunction of a medicinal sub- 

 stance by rubbing. 2. In massage, firm circular 

 manipulations, always followed by centripetal strok- 

 ings. Friction may be practised with the thumb, with 

 the tips of the fingers, or with one hand. F. -fremitus. 

 See Fremitus. F. -sound, the sound observed in 

 auscultation, as a result of the rubbing together of ad- 

 jacent parts, as of the pleural folds, the pericardium, 

 or the peritoneum. 



Friedlander, Bacillus of. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 

 Table of . F.'s Hematoxylon Solution. See Stains, 

 Table of. F.'s Method, a method of staining Pneu- 

 monia-cocci. See Stains, Table of. F., Microbe of. 

 See Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. 



Friedreich's Ataxia or Disease. Hereditary Ataxia, 

 or Hereditary Ataxic Paraplegia, or Postero-lateral 

 Sclerosis, depending on combined posterior and lateral 

 sclerosis of the cord, and differing from tabes and 

 ataxic paraplegia in the early age of its appearance, 

 its hereditary nature, and some other features. Also 

 applied to Paramyoclonus multiplex. See Diseases, 

 Table of . F.'s Sign. See Signs and Sympto??is, 

 Table of. 



Fright {frit) [ME.,/m/, fright]. Sudden and extreme 

 fear. F. -neuroses, Page's term for certain neuromi- 

 metic disorders following injury. This class of cases 

 is generally considered under the name of " trau- 

 matic hysteria.'''' Fright-neuroses are frequently en- 

 countered in males as the result of railway injuries. 



Frigorific (frig-or-if'-ih ) \_frigus, cold ; facere, to 

 make]. I. Producing extreme cold. 2. That which 

 produces extreme cold. F. Mixture, Amott's Mix- 

 ture ; a mixture used as a local anesthetic. It con- 

 sists of two parts of ice, and one of salt. These are 

 pulverized separately in a canvas or linen bag, and 

 then thoroughly mixed and surrounded by a piece of 

 gauze. As soon as the mixture begins to melt it 

 should be placed over the part to be anesthetized. 



Fringe (frittj) [ME., fringe, a fringe]. See Fimbria. 

 F.-tree, the bark of the root of Chionanthus 

 virginica, a mild diuretic, aperient, and reputed 

 alterative. Dose of the fid. ext. 3 ss-j. Unof. See 

 Chionanthus. 



Frog [ME., frogge, a frog]. I. An amphibian of the 

 family RanidcB. 2. In farriery, an elastic, horny 

 substance that grows in the middle of the sole of a 

 horse's foot, dividing it into two branches, and run- 

 ning toward the heel in the form of a fork. 3. A 

 popular name for Pamela, q. v. It is also called 

 Frog-tongue. F., Cohnheim's. See Coknheim. F.- 

 face, a facial deformity due to the growth of polypi 

 or other tumors in the nasal cavities. A temporary 

 condition of this kind may be due to orbital cellulitis 

 or facial erysipelas. F.-gait, a peculiar hopping 

 progression due to contractions of the flexors and ad- 

 ductors of the thighs, and to paralysis of the adductors. 

 It is one of the results of infantile diplegia. F.- 

 headed, the appellation given to anencephalic mon- 

 sters, from their peculiar contour, which is due to the 

 imperfect development of the orbits and the consequent 

 apparent prominence of the eyes. F. -spawn Mat- 

 ter. See Boiled-sago Matter. F. -tongue. See Frog, 



Froissement (fnuas-mon(g)) [Fr. , bruising]. In mas- 

 sage, a form of " rough attachf-menf," of the skin 

 and superficial tissues. See Attachemcnt. 



Frolement ( frol-mon(g)) [Fr. ]. A brushing ; in mas- 

 sage, a succession of slow, backward -ami -forward 

 movements, as from a center to a periphery, and the 

 reverse. It is done with the palmar surface of the 

 fingers, or with the roulet. 



Fromage de Brie ( fro-mahzh du(r)-bre). See Cheese. 



Frohmann's Lines. See Line. 



Frond (frond} [frons, a leafy branch]. In biology, 

 a leaf-iike expansion of certain invertebrates, « 

 ially such as resemble plants. A thallus. or organ in 

 which the functions of leaf and stem are not fully 

 differentiated. 



Frondescence ( frm-det'-ens ) [frondescere, to put 

 forth leaves]. In biology, the state of bursting into 

 leaf. Cf. Foliation, and Thyllody. 



Frondose (fron'-dos) [froudosus, leafy]. In biology, 



