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F. subcaecalis. See Pouch, Subcecal (Illus. Diet.). 

 F., Subclavicular. See F., Mohrenheim' s (Illus. 

 Diet.). F., Subinguinal. See Triangle, Scarpa's 

 (Illus. Diet.). F., Suborbital. See F., Canine 

 (Illus. Diet.). F., Subpyramidal, a depression be- 

 neath the pyramid and behind the fenestra rotunda of 

 the middle ear. F. subrotunda. See Fovea hemi- 

 sphtzrica (Illus. Diet.). F., Subspinous. See F., 

 Infraspinous. F., Sulciform, a shallow furrow in 

 the inner fore part of the cavity of the vestibule of the 

 ear, behind the fovea hemielliptica and the fovea hemi- 

 sphserica and into which the vestibular aqueduct opens. 

 Syn., Fossula sulciform is ; Sinus sulciformis : Sulcus 

 ad aqitaduclum vestibuli. F., Supraclavicular, F. 

 supraclavicular major, a depression above the 

 clavicle within which lie the axillary bloodvessels and 

 nerves as they emerge from the chest into the armpit. 

 F. supraclavicularis minor, the area between the 

 sternal and clavicular origins of the sternocleidomastoid 

 muscle. F. supracondyloidea (femoris), a depression 

 on the dorsal aspect of the femur immediately above 

 the internal condyle. F., Suprascapular. See Supra- 

 spinous F. (Illus. Diet. ). F. suprasphenoidalis. 

 See F., Pituitary (Illus. Diet.). F., Suprasternal, 

 F. suprasternalis, that area included between the 

 ventral borders of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the 

 interscapular ligament, the lower border of the mandi- 

 ble, and lines extended between the angles of the jaw 

 and the mastoid process of the temporal bones. F., 

 Supratonsillar, the embryonic space above the tonsil 

 covered by a triangular extension of membrane from 

 the anterior pillar; it sometimes persists to adult life. 

 Syn., Palatal recess. F., Sylvian. See under Syl- 

 vian (Illus. Diet.). F., Tarinus'. See '/'annus' 

 Space (Illus. Diet.). F. tensoris palati. See F., 

 Scaphoid (2). F. tonsillaris. See Amygdaloid F. 

 (Illus. Diet.). Fossae transversales, F.s, Trans- 

 verse, the depressions upon the transverse processes 

 of the dorsal vertebras for articulation with the tuber- 

 cles on the ribs. F. triangularis, F. triquetra. See 

 F. anthelicis. F., Trochlear, a hollow in the frontal 

 bone.below the internal angular process furnishing at- 

 tachment to the pulley of the superior oblique muscle. 

 F., Tympanicostylomastoid, a very small depres- 

 sion, said to be larger in women than in men, dorsad 

 of *he glenoid fossa, bounded by the tympanic tubercle 

 in front and by the mastoid process behind. F., 

 Urachal, the prevesical space. F. uterorectalis. 

 See Douglas' 1 Pouch (Illus. Diet. ). F. uterovesi- 

 calis, F., Vesicouterine. See Pouch, Vesicouterine 

 (Illus. Diet.). F. vesicorectalis, Douglas' pouch. 

 F., Waldeyer's. See F., Brbsike's. 



Fossula. (See Illus. Diet.) F. petrosa, a shallow 

 depression upon the temporal bone in which opens the 

 inferior aperture of the tympanic canal. F. sulci- 

 formis. See Fossa, Sulciform. 



Fossulate ( fos'-u-ldt). See Foveolate. 



Fourmis (Jur'-mis). Onychomycosis in sol ipeds. 



Fourth Disease. See under Disease. 



Fovea. (See Illus. Diet.) F., Anterior. See F., 

 Superior. F., Inferior, an angular depression on the 

 floor of the fourth ventricle, holding the ala cinerea 

 and situated external to the lower end of the terete 

 funicle. Syn., /•'., Posterior; F., Terete. F. pharyn- 

 gis, an abnormal depression in the pharynx at the 

 orifice of the eustachian tube. F., Posterior. See 

 F., Inferior. F., Postoccipital. Wilder's name for 

 a hollow at the occipital extremity of the cerebrum cor- 

 responding with the longitudinal sinus. F., Preocci- 

 pital, Wilder's name for a depression on the ventral 

 border of the cerebrum corresponding with the petKMK. 

 F., Superior, a slight depression above the middle of 



the floor of the fourth ventricle external to the terete 

 eminence. Syn., F., Anterior. 



Foveau-Trouve Apparatus. A device for photother- 

 apy. It consists of a parabolic mirror with an incan- 

 descent or arc lamp in the focus ; the former is joined 

 to a concentrating cone which terminates in two quartz 

 plates with a chamber between them ; cold water cir- 

 culates through this chamber and through the whole 

 apparatus, absorbing the heat-rays. The quartz plate 

 is pressed directly upon the part to be treated. 



Foveolate (fo-ve'-o-lat). Marked with slight depres- 

 sions, dimples, or pits. 



Fraces (fra'-ses) [L.]. Lees of olive oil. 



Fracture. (See Illus. Diet.) See Signs, Allis', Keen's 

 (Illus. Diet ), Cleemann's, Desault's, Hueter's, La- 

 goria's, Morris' . See also Law, Aran's; £., Tree- 

 van's. F., Bennett's, a longitudinal fracture of 

 the first metacarpal bone, extending into the carpo- 

 metacarpal joint and complicated by subluxation. F., 

 Buttonhole, one in which a missile has perforated 

 the bone. F. by Contrecoup, fracture of the skull at 

 another point than the one struck, usually opposite. 

 F., Dentate, one in which the ends of the fragments 

 are so toothed and interlocked as to prevent displace- 

 ment. F., Fissured. See F., Capillary (Illus. 

 Diet.). F., Formed, a fracture suggesting the instru- 

 ment which caused it. F., Gosselin's. See Gosselin 

 (Illus. Diet.). F., Hair. See F, Capillary (Illus. 



-. Diet.). F., Helicoid, a spiral fracture from twisting of 

 the long bones. Syn., F., Spiral. F., Hickory-stick. 

 See F, Greenstick (Illus. Diet. ). F., Linear. See/'., 

 Capillary (Illus. Diet.). F., Radish. See /'., 

 Transverse. F., Saliswitch, F., Sally-switch, 

 greenstick fracture. F., Silverfork, Colles' frac- 

 ture. F., Spiral. See F. , Helicoid. F., Starred, 

 F., Stellate, one in which there are fissures radi- 

 ating from one point. F., Transverse, one directly 

 across the shaft of a long bone. Syn. , Radish fracture ; 

 F. en rave. F., Wagstaff s, separation of the in- 

 ternal malleolus. F., Willow, a greenstick fracture. 



Fragiform (fraj v -e-form) \_fraga, strawberries ; forma, 

 form]. Strawberry- shaped. 



Fragmentatio, Fragmentation. (See Illus. Diet.) 

 F. cordis, F. of the Myocardium. See Myo- 

 cardium, Fragmentation of. 



Frangulin. (See Illus. Diet.) It is used as a purga- 

 tive. Dose, l>£-3gr. (0.099-0. 198 gm. ). 



Frank's Rule for Detecting Movable Kidney. See 

 under Kidney. 



Frankel's Exercise Treatment. See under Treatment. 



Franklin Plate. See under Plate. F. Theory of 

 Color. See under Color. 



Franklinic. (See Illus. Diet.) F. Taste, an acid 

 taste perceived on applying the positive pole of the 

 electrode of the static machine at a minimum distance 

 of I or 2 mm. m 



Frauding {frawd'-iug). See Coitus interruplus. 



Fraxinin (fraks'in-in). Same as Mannite. 



Free-martin (f re' -mar-tin). When twin calves are 

 bom of different sex, the female is usually sterile and 

 is termed by Bewick and others a free-martin. 



Fremitus. (See Illus. Diet.) F., Hepatic, F., Hy- 

 datid. See Hydatid F. (Illus. Diet.). 



Frenal (fre / -nal). Relating to the frenum. 



Frenator (fren'-at-or) [frenare, to curb]. I. Any- 

 thing that inhibits, curbs, or checks. 2. Dopre'l 

 name for any one of the muscles which move the hi Mil 

 on the atlas and axis. 



French. (See Illus. Diet.) F. Chalk. See Talc 

 (Illus. Diet.). F. Crown, an expression used by 

 Sluikespeare for the corona veneris, in "Midsummer 

 Night's Dream " Quince says to Nick Bottom : "Sonw 



