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for the lodgment of the gall- 

 bladder: f. hyaloidea, htf&l-dfyd' 



e-d (Gr. hualos, glass ; eidos, 

 resemblance), a cup-like depres- 

 sion on the anterior surface of the 

 vitreous humour containing the 

 crystalline lens: f. innominata, 

 m-ndm f -in-dif'd (L. in, not ; nom- 

 indtus, -named), in the external 

 ear, a ^narrow curved groove 

 between the helix and antihelix : 

 f. lachrymalis, laW-rim-cLl'-is (L. 

 lachryma, a tear), a depression in 

 the frontal bone of the cranium 

 for the reception of the lachrymal- 

 gland : f. navicularis, nav-i^ul- 

 dr'-is (L. ndvicula, a boat from 

 ndvis, a ship), a depression separ- 

 ating the two roots of the anti- 

 helix ; a depression on the floor 

 of the urethra ; a small cavity 

 within the fourchette ; f. ovalis, 

 6v-dl'is (L. ovalis, oval), an oval 

 depression situated above the 

 orifice of the inferior vena cava : 

 f. scaphoides, sMf-oyd'-ez (Gr. 

 slcaphe, a little boat ; eidos, 

 resemblance), another name for 

 ' fossa navicularis. ' 



fossil, n.,ftis'-stt (L.fossus, dug), 

 any remains of plants or animals 

 dug out of the earth's crust 

 changed into a stony consistence: 

 adj. , dug out of the earth : 

 fossiliferous, a., 

 (L. fero, I bear). 



Fothergilla, ^.Jo 

 Dr. FotJiergill, of London), a 

 genus of beautiful shrubs, whether 

 in leaf or flower, bearing pretty, 

 sweet-scented flowers, Ord. Ham- 

 amelidacese. 



founder, n.,fownd'-er (L.fundus, 

 F.fond, the ground or bottom), 

 a diseased state of the plantar 

 region of the foot in the horse, 

 generally both fore-feet, produc- 

 ing lameness. 



fourchette, n.,/o5r-s/^' (F. four- 

 chette, a fork), a small transverse 

 fold, just within the posterior 

 commissure of the vulva ; the 

 bone in birds formed by the 



junction of the clavicles ; the 

 wishing-bone in a fowl. 



fovea, n.,fov'$-d, fovese, n. plu., 



fov'8-e (L. fovea, a pit, a depres- 

 sion), in anat., a slight depres- 

 sion ; in bot.j a depression in 

 front of a leaf of some Lycopod- 

 iacese, containing the sporangium : 

 foveate, a., fov'-e-dt, also fov- 

 eolate, a., fov-e'-M-dt, having 

 pits or depressions called fovese 

 or foveolse : foveola, n., f6v-& 

 til-it (L., a little pit), in bot., 

 little pits or regular depressions. 



foviUa, n., fov-tt'-Ut (L. foveo, I 

 nourish), in bot., the matter con- 

 tained in the grains of pollen, 

 consisting of minute granules 

 floating in a liquid. 



fracture, n.,frdkt f >ur (L.fractura, 

 a breach, a fracture fromfractus, 

 broken), a broken bone : simple 

 fracture, the breaking of a bone 

 without the injury of the skin or 

 adjacent soft parts : compound 

 fracture, a broken bone with a 

 wound through the skin and 

 muscles, and exposure of bone : 

 comminuted fracture, a bone 

 broken into several small frag- 

 ments : compound comminuted 

 fracture, a bone broken into 

 several small fragments, together 

 with injury of the soft parts, 

 whereby the bones are visibly 

 exposed, or are accessible to the 

 probe. 



frsenum, n., fren'um, fraena, n. 

 plu.,./rew-a (L.frcenum, a bit, a 

 curb), in anat., a part which 

 checks or curbs ; a membranous 

 fold which keeps an organ in 

 position : fraenulum, n. , fren'ul- 

 um (dim. of frcenum), used in 

 same sense : fraanum linguse, 

 ling'gwe (L. lingua, a tongue), 

 the curb of the tongue ; a fold 

 at the under surface of the 

 tongue when short or too far 

 forward in infants, they are said 

 to be tongue-tied. 



Francoaceae, n. plu., frdng-6'd'- 

 s$-e, also Francoads, n. plu., 



