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for the genus from L. fumus, 

 smoke ; terrce, of the earth), the 

 English name for the genus. 



fundament, n., fund'-a-mZnt (L. 



funddmentum, groundwork, basis 

 from fundo, I lay the found- 

 ation), the lower part of the 

 rectum ; the anus ; the seat of 

 the body : fundus, n., fund'tis 

 (L. the bottom of a thing), the 

 base or lower part of an organ 

 which has a neck or external 

 opening : fundal, a., fund'al, 

 pert, to the fundus. 



fungous, a., fung'us, having the 

 character or consistence of Fungi: 

 fungosity, n., fung-fts'-i-li, a soft 

 excrescence: fungiform, &.,f unf- 

 it-form (L. forma, shape), having 

 the shape of a fungus ; like a 

 fungus : fungoid, a., fung'-oyd 

 (Gr. eidos, resemblance), like a 

 fungus ; fungiform : Fungus 

 hsematodes, hem'-at-od'ez (Gr. 

 haima, blood; eidos, resemblance), 

 a variety of soft cancer in which 

 the tumour is large and of rapid 

 growth, composed of soft cancerous 

 tissue mixed with large clots of 

 blood : F. vinosus, vin-oz'-us (L. 

 vlnosus, having the taste of wine 

 from vinum, wine), a dark- 

 coloured fungus which vegetates 

 in dry cellars where wine, ale, 

 porter, etc. are kept. 



Fungus, n., fung'tis, Fungi, n. 

 plu., funj'4(L. fungus, a mush- 

 room or toadstool), a mushroom 

 or toadstool ; the Mushroom 

 family, an Order of plants ; 

 in surg., the unnatural forma- 

 tion of flesh about an ulcer, com- 

 monly called 'proud flesh.' 



funiculus, n., fun-ik'-ul-us, also 

 funicle, n., fun'-ik-l (L. funic- 

 ulus, a slender rope from/wms, 

 a cord), the umbilical cord con- 

 necting the hilum of the ovule 

 to the placenta ; a cord-like ap- 

 pendage by which, in many 

 cases, the seeds are attached ; 

 in anat., a number of nerve- 

 fibres enclosed in a tubular 



sheath forming a slender round 

 cord of no determinate size. 



fur, n.,fer (Goth.fddr, a sheath ; 

 Icel. fdtkr, Sp, forro, sheath, 

 lining), soft, thick hair on certain 

 animals ; a layer of morbid mat- 

 ter, resembling fur, indicating a 

 diseased state. 



furcate, a., ferk'-dt (L. furca, a 

 fork), branching like the prongs 

 of a fork : furcation, n., ferk-d* 

 shun, the branching like a fork : 

 furculum, n., ferk'ul-'iim, also 

 furcula, -n.,ferk'ul'a (L.furcula, 

 a forked prop, a dim. of furca, 

 a fork), the v- shaped bone of 

 birds, formed by the united 

 clavicles ; the merry-thought ; 

 in anat., the middle one of the 

 three deep notches of the inanu- 

 brium, or thickest part of the 

 sternum. 



furfur, n., fer'fer (L. furfur, 

 bran), scales like bran ; dan- 

 driff: furfuraceous, a,,/er-/e'r-a- 

 shus, scurfy or scaly ; covered 

 with a meal-like powder : furfur- 

 ation, n., fer'fer-d'shun, the 

 state of suffering from scurf or 

 scaliness of the skin. 



furunculus, iLjfur-ungk'-ul-us (L. 

 furunculus, a petty thief, a boil 

 from fur, a thief), a boil or 

 small tumour having a central 

 core, and suppurating imperfectly: 

 furuncular, a., fur-ungk'ul-ar, 

 of or belonging to a furunculus. 



fuscous, a., fusW'US (L. fuscus, 

 dark, dusky), in bot., blackish- 

 brown, or darkish-brown : fus- 

 cescent, a., fus>s$s'ent, tending 

 to a darkish brown. 



fusel oil, n., fuz'%1 (Ger. fusel, 

 bad or poor brandy), an alcohol 

 or volatile oil of a nauseous and 

 irritating odour, contained in a 

 greater or less quantity in all 

 forms of crude spirits, and to 

 which substance bad spirits owe 

 their noxious qualities ; found 

 only in minute quantity in fine 

 wine spirits ; it is also spelt 

 fousel. 



