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Ficus, n., fitftis (L. ficus, the 

 fig tree and its fruit), an extensive 

 genus of plants, Ord. Moraceae : 

 Ficus Carica, kar'-ik-a (L. Car- 

 icus, of or from Caria ; Cdricj,, 

 a Carian-dried fig), the common 

 fig mentioned in the Old and 

 New Testaments, consisting of a 

 succulent hollow receptacle, en- 

 closing numerous single-seeded 

 carpels, called a ' syconus ' : F. 

 Indica, in'-dik-a (L. Indicus, of 

 or from India), the banyan tree 

 of India, whose juice is some- 

 times used in toothache, and 

 bark as a tonic : F. australis, 

 dws-trdV'is (L. australis, south- 

 ern), a species which can live 

 suspended in the air for a long 

 time : F. religiosa, re'lidf-i-ozf-d 

 (L. religiosus, pious, religious 

 from religio, religion), the pippul 

 tree, or sacred fig of India : F. 

 elastica, e-ldst'-ik-a (mid. L. 

 elasticus, It. elastico, elastic), a 

 species which produces a large 

 amount of caoutchouc, as also a 

 few others : F. sycomorus, sik'-o- 

 mor'-us (L. sycomoros, a mulberry 

 tree), probably the sycamore of 

 the Bible, whose wood is said to 

 be very durable : F. racemosa, 

 ras'e-mdz'd (L. racemosus, full 

 of clusters), a species which is 

 slightly astringent, and the 

 juice of the root a powerful 

 tonic. 



filament, n.,fil f -d-ment (L,filum, 

 a thread), a thread ; a fibre ; in 

 bot., the stalk supporting the 

 anther ; a thread-like substance 

 formed of cells placed end on end : 

 filamentous, a., fW'&m&ntf'fa, 

 denoting a string of cells placed 

 end to end ; thread-like ; bearing 

 filaments: filiform, SL.,fil f -i'fdrm, 

 slender like a thread. 



Filaria, n., fil-dr'-i-d (L.filum, a 

 thread), a genus of parasitic 

 worms : Filaria bronchialis, 

 brong'-ki-dV-is (new L. bronchialis, 

 bronchial from Gr. brongchos, 

 the windpipe), a species once 



found in diseased bronchial 

 glands : F. immitis, im-mlt'is, 

 (L. immitis, not soft, rough, 

 fierce), a parasite of the dog, 

 found in the heart : f . lachrymal- 

 is, lakf-rim-dV-is (L. Idchryma, a 

 tear), a parasite of the horse and 

 ox : F. Medinensis, med'-in-ens'-is 

 (Medina, in Arabia, where fre- 

 quently met with), the Guinea 

 worm, a parasite met with chiefly 

 on some parts of the shores of 

 Africa, which penetrates the skin 

 of the feet and legs, causing pain- 

 ful symptoms : F. oculi humani, 

 ti&iU'i hum>dn'*l (L. oculus, the 

 eye; humdnus, human), the fil- 

 aria of the human eye, a species 

 discovered in the surrounding 

 fluid and in the crystalline 

 lens : F. papillosa, pap'-tt'loz'd 

 (L. papillosus, having many 

 small nipples from papilla, a 

 nipple), a parasite of the horse, 

 ox, and ass, found in the globe of 

 the eye : F. sanguinis hominis, 

 sdng'gimn-is hdm'm-ts (L. sang- 

 uis, blood, sanguinis, of blood ; 

 homo, man, hommis, of man), the 

 filaria of the blood of man ; a 

 parasite found in the blood of 

 man, usually in connection with 

 elephantiasis of the skin, and a 

 milky state of the urine (chylous 

 urine) : F. tripinnulosa, tri- 

 pin'-ul-o'zf'd (L. tris, three ; pin- 

 nula, a little wing), a parasite 

 of the dog, found in capsule of 

 crystalline lens. 



Filices, n. plu., /#&& (L.ftlix, 

 a fern, filices, ferns), the Fern 

 family, elegant, leafy, herbaceous 

 plants, which in tropical and mild 

 climates become large trees. 



filum terminale, fll'-urn term'in- 

 al''% (L, termindlis, terminal from 

 terminus, a bound, a limit), the 

 terminal thread or ligament ; the 

 central ligament of the spinal 

 cord. 



fimbria, n,, fim'-bri-a, finibrise, 

 n. plu., fim'-bri-e (L. fimbrice, 

 threads, fringe), in anat., any 



