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tubular florets of Composite : 

 floscule, n., fldsk'-ul, the partial 

 or lesser floret. 



floss, n., fids (It. floscio, Pied. 

 flos, drooping, flaccid ; F. flosche, 

 weak, soft ; Bav. floss, loose, not 

 fast), a downy or silky substance 

 found in the husks of certain 

 plants. 



fluctuation, n., fl&&tii-&+h&n (L. 

 fluctuatus, moved like a wave 

 from fluctus, a wave), the wave- 

 like movement, when there is 

 any accumulation of fluid in a 

 part, felt by manipulation. 



fluorine, n., fid'-or-m (L. fluo, I 

 flow ; fluor, a flowing so called 

 from being used as a flux), an 

 elementary substance first found 

 in fluor-spar. 



flux, n. , fluks (L. fluxus, a flow, a 

 flux), an abnormal discharge of 

 fluid matter from the bowels or 

 other part. 



foetor, n,, fet'-8r (L. fcetor, a 

 stench), a strong offensive smell. 



foetus, n,, fet'-us (L. fcetus, filled 

 with young, pregnant), the young 

 of animals in the womb, or in 

 the egg after assuming a perfect 

 form : foetal, a., fet'-al, pert, to 

 the foetus: fcetation, n., fet-af* 

 shun, the formation of a foetus : 

 foeticide, n.,fet'i-sid (L. ccedo, I 

 kill), the killer of a foetus. 



foliaceous, a., /6#-a'7i#a (L. 



folidcZus, like leaves from 



folium, a leaf), leafy ; having the 

 form or texture of a leaf : foliar, 

 a., fol'-i-ar, pert, to or growing 

 upon leaves : foliation, n. , fol'-l- 

 a'- shun, the leafing of plants ; the 

 manner in which the young 

 leaves of plants are arranged in 

 the leaf-bud. 



foliicolous, a., fdV-U^ol-us (L. 



folium, a leaf; colo, I dwell), 

 growing on leaves: foliiferous, 

 &.,fdl f 'i-if'$r.us (L.fero, I bear), 

 leaf -bearing; also spelt foliferous, 



foliola, n.,fol'i'-M-&, and foliole, 

 n., fdl f >i>ol (new L. folffilum, a 



little leaf fromfoUnm, a leaf), a 

 leaflet: foliolose, a., fol'-t-Sl-dz, 

 consisting of minute leaf - like 

 scales. 



follicle, n.,/o& (L. folliculus, 

 a small bag or sac inflated with 

 air homfollis, a bag or bellows), 

 a little bag ; a cavity ; in bot. , a 

 seed-vessel opening along the 

 side, to which the seeds are at- 

 tached, as in the pea : follicular, 

 a., fol-lik'-ul-ar, also folliculous, 

 a., fol'lik'-ul-us, having follicles, 

 or producing follicles. 



fomes, n., fom'-ez, fomites, n. 

 plu., fom'-it-ez (L. fomes, touch- 

 wood, fuel, fomites, touchwoods), 

 porous substances capable of ab- 

 sorbing and retaining contagious 

 matter (probably germs) ; woollen 

 cloth and wood are said to be 

 excellent ' fomites, ' 



fontanelles, n. plu., f8n'tan-elz f 

 (F. fontanelle, the meeting of the 

 seams of the skull from F. 

 fontaine, L. fons, a fountain so 

 called from the pulsations of the 

 brain, perceptible at the anterior 

 fontanelle, as of a rising of water 

 in a fountain), four spaces in the 

 skull, opposite the angles of the 

 parietal bones, which remain un- 

 occupied by bone after the osseous 

 wall has been formed elsewhere. 



NOTE. The smaller spaces at the in- 

 ferior angles of the parietal bones are 

 of little consequence, and are filled in 

 soon after birth. The anterior fontan- 

 elle between the anterior and superior 

 angles of the parietal bones, and the 

 superior angles of the ununited frontal 

 segments, is of great importance to the 

 accoucheur in determining the posi- 

 tions of the child during labour. The 

 anterior and superior fontanelles are 

 generally not wholly filled in till the 

 second year. 



foramen, n.,/or-am-ew, foramina, 

 n. p\i\., for dm' m- a (L. foramen, 

 an aperture or opening from 

 foro, I bore), in anat., a small 

 opening such as may be made 

 into a substance by boring; in 

 bot. , the opening in the coverings 

 of the ovule: foramen obturator, 



