FIBRINOGLOBULIN 



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arises through a degenerative metamorphosis of the 

 chorionic ectoderm ; German, Langhans canalisirtes 

 Fibrin. F. -globulin, Hammarsten's name for a 

 globulin-like substance which coagulates at about — 

 64 ° C, in blood-serum and in the serum from coagu- 

 lated fibrinogen solutions. F. of Henle, a light floc- 

 culent precipitate which is separated when semen is 

 diluted with water. F., Vegetable, gluten-casein. 



Fibrinoglobulin {fi-brin-o-glob'-u-lin). See Fibrin- 

 globulin. 



Fibrinolysis (fi-brin-ol'-is-is) [fibrin; /.ien; to loose]. 

 The partial dissolution which takes place in fibrin if 

 allowed to stand in contact with the blood from which 

 it was formed. 



Fibrinoplastin (fi-brin-o-plas / -tin). See Paraglobulin 

 t Illus. Diet.). 



Fibrinosis (fi-brin-</-sis). A condition marked by ex- 

 cess of fibrin in the blood. 



Fibroadenoma (fi-bro-ad-e-no / -mah). Adenoma hav- 

 ing fibrous tissue. 



Fibrocalcareous {fi-bro-kal-ka' '-re-us). Applied to fi- 

 brous tumors which have undergone calcareous degen- 

 eration. 



Fibrocartilage. (See Ulus. Diet.) F., Acromio- 

 clavicular. See Curtilage of Weitbrecht (Illus. 

 Diet. ). F., Circumferential, a band which widens 

 the margin of an articular cavity and increases its 

 depth. F.s, Connecting, those interposed between 

 the articular surfaces of the centra of the vertebne and 

 of the pubes ; the intervertebral and the interpubic 

 disks. F.s, Falciform, F.s, Interarticular of the 

 knee). See Semilunar Cartilages (Illus. Diet.). 

 F., Intermediary, F., Intermediate, one at the 

 carpal end of the ulna and radius binding them firmly 

 together. F.s, Intervertebral. See Intei-ertebral 

 Discs (Illus. Diet.). F.s, Investing. See Strati- 

 form F.s (Illus. Diet.). F., Palpebral, F., Tarsal. 

 See Tarsus (2) (Illus. Diet.). F., Scapuloclavic- 

 ular. See Cartilage of Weitbrecht (Illus. Diet.). 

 F., Semilunar. See Semilunar Cartilages (Illus. 

 Diet. ). F., White. See under Cartilage. F., Yel- 

 low. See Cartilage, Reticular (Illus. Diet.). 



Fibroconnective ( fi-bro-kon-eP-tiv). Having a fi- 

 brous structure and the function of connecting. 



Fibrocystic (fi-bro-sist / -ik). Containing fibrous and 

 cystic matter. 



Fibrocystoid (fi-bro-sist'-oid). Having the structure 

 of a fibrocyst. 



Fibrocystoma (fi-bro-sist-o / -mah). Fibroma combined 

 with cystoma. 



Fibrofatty (fi-bro-fat'-e). Consisting of fibrous tissue 

 and fat-corpuscles. 



Fibrogen (fi'-bro-fen). See Fibrinogen (Illus. Diet.). 



Fibroid. (See Illus. Diet.) F., Paget's Recurrent. 

 See under Paget (Illus. Diet.). F., Substitution. 

 Synonym of Cirrhosis. 



Fibroide;tomy ( fi-broid-ek' 'lo-me) \Jibroid ; £K70ui/, 

 excision]. Excision of a uterine fibroid. 



Fibrolaminar (fi-bro-lam'-in-ar). Relating to a fi- 

 brous layer. 



Fibromatosis | fi-bro-mat-o'-sis). See Fibrosis (Illus. 

 Diet. . 



Fibromatous ( fi-bro / -mat-us). Relating to a fibroma. 



Fibromucous < fi-bro-mi/-hus). Consisting partly of 

 mucosa and partly of fibrous tissue. 



Fibromuscular (fi-bro-mus'-ku-lar). Made up of con- 

 nective tissue and muscle. 



Fibromyotomy ( fi-bro-mi-ot' '-o-me) \Jibromyoma ; 

 riftvuv, to cut]. The surgical removal of a fibromy- 

 oma. 



Fibromyxosarcoma ( fi-bro-miks-o-sar-ko'-mah). I. 

 A tumor containing sarcomatous and myxoid tissue. 



2. A fasciculated sarcoma which has undergone myx- 

 oid degeneration. 



Fibroneuroma i fi-bro-nu-nZ-mah). A neuroma with 

 fibroid tissue. 



Fibronuclear, Fibronucleated ( ii-bro-nu' -kle-ar, -nt/- 

 kle-a-ted ) . Relating to a tissue which shows many 

 nuclei and fibers. 



Fibropericarditis (fi-bro-fer-e-har-di'-tis) . Fibrinous 

 pericarditis. 



Fibroplastic Substance (Alex. Schmidt). See Para- 

 globulin ( Illus. Diet.). 



Fibropolypus ( fi-bro-pol'-ip-its). A fibroid polypus. 



Fibropsammoma ( fi-bro-sam-cS-mah). A tumor con- 

 sisting of fibromatous and psammomatous elements. 



Fibroreticulate (fi-bro-re-ti/Z-u-ldt). Consisting of a 

 fibrous network or marked with interlacing fibers. 



Fibrosarcoma. (See Illus. Diet. ) F., Mucocellular 

 (of the ovary), a form marked by a layer of large, 

 round, bladdery cells lying between the fibrils of the 

 connective tissue. Syn., A'ruhenberg's ozarian tumor. 



Fibula. (See Ulus. Diet.) Syn., Peroue. 2. A 

 clasp serving to unite the edges of a wound or the 

 opening of a canal. 



Fibulation {fib-u-la'-shuri). See Infibulation (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Ficiform (fis / -e-form) [Jicus, a fig; forma, form]. 

 Fig-shaped. 



Ficoid, Ficoidal {fi'-koid, fi-koid' '-al) [ficus, a fig ; 

 ei6oc, likeness]. I. Fig-shaped. 2. Resembling 

 the genus Ficus. 



Ficus. (See Ulus. Diet.) 3. A genus of urticaceous 

 trees and shrubs. F. rubiginosa, Desf.. a species 

 indigenous to New South Wales ; yields a resin con- 

 taining sycocervl alcohol. 



Field. (See Ulus. Diet.) F. of Audition, F., Audi- 

 tory, the area surrounding the ear, in even - portion of 

 which a given sound is audible to the ear. F.s, 

 Cohnheim's. See Area, Cohnheim's (Illus. Diet.). 

 F. of Fixation. See F. of Vision (Illus. Diet.). 

 F., Flechsig's Oval. See Tract, Flechsigs (Ulus. 

 Diet.). F.s of Innervation, special expansions in 

 which the motor nerves to the voluntary muscles 

 terminate. Syn., Motor nerze-plates : Motor nerz-e 

 organs: Motor sp>ays. F., Meynert's, the reticular 

 formation of the pons. F. -ration. See under Ration. 

 F. of Regard, that occupied by dimly visible objects 

 about the point of regard. F., Retinal. F., Visual. 

 See F. of Vision (Ulus. Diet.). F., 'Wernicke's. 

 See Triangle, Wernicke'' ' s. 



Figura (fig-i/rah). See Figure. F. venosa. See 

 Sinus terminalis ( Illus. Diet. ). 



Figurate {fig'-u-rat\. Having a fixed and definite 

 shape ; arranged in a definite shape ; said of skin- 

 eruptions. 



Figure (fig'-ur') [figura, a form]. The visible form 

 of anything; the outline of an organ or part. F.. 

 Achromatic ( Spindle 1, F., Achromatin, a fusiform 

 figure assumed by the achromatic fibrils in a dividing 

 cell. F.s, Adhesion, Rindrleisch's term for the pat- 

 tern produced in living protoplasm by the adhesion of 

 the two interpenetrating substances, the reticular frame- 

 work and the intervening matrix. F., Bistellate. 

 See Amphiaster 1 Illus. Diet.). F., Chromatic 1 Nu- 

 clear), F., Chromatin, one of the figures formed by 

 the chromatic fibrils of the nucleus during karyokinesis. 

 F., Nuclear (spindle or division). 1. Flemming's 

 name for any one of the forms assumed by the nucleus 

 during karyokinesis. 2. Strassburger' s name for the 

 spindle stage of karyokinesis. F.s, Purkinje's. 

 See under Purkinje (Ulus. Diet.). 



Fikongo ( /i-kong'-go). The African name for Brachy- 

 stelma fringeri (a. v. ). 



