Index 



455 



FALOONIFORMES, fal'coniformez (L. 

 falco, a falcon + forma, form) . . . . .428 

 An order of falcon-like Aves with, 

 curved beak, hooked at end, and 

 sharp, strong claws. 

 FALLOPIAN, falo'pian (after Fallo- 



pius, an anatomist). See Oviduct. 

 FALLOPIUS, ITALIAN ANATOMIST.379 

 FAMILY, famili (L. farmilia, the 



household) 417 



FANNIA CANICULARIS 370 



FASCIA, f&sh'ia (L. fascia, a band or 



bandage) 78 



FASCIOLA HEPATICA, faseola (L. a 



strip of cloth) 289 



The liver-fluke, also called Dis- 

 toma. 



FASCIOPLOPSIS BUSEI 293, 302 



FAT BODY (A. ,S. faett, fat) 48 



FATS, definition of 96 



FEMUR, fe'mur (L. thigh), definition 



of 77 



FERMENT, fer'ment, (L. fermentum, 



ferment) 50, 93, 189 



FERN ALLIES 225 



FERTILIZATION, fer"tiliza'shun (L. 



fertilis, fertile) 97, 105 



Artificial 206 



FIBRILLAE, fibril'e" (L. fibrilla, small 



fiber) 113 



The thread-like branches of roots; 

 minute elastic fibers secreted within 

 spongin cells; minute muscle-like 

 threads found in various Infusoria, 

 (so called from being found in hay- 

 infusions ) . 



FIBROBLASTS 199 



FIBROVASCULAR BUNDLE 218 



Bi-collateral 237 



Closed collateral 237 



Collateral 237 



Complete 233 



Concentric 237 



Incomplete 233 



Radial 237 



FIBULA, fib'ula (L. clasp or buckle) .. 77 

 The outer and smaller bone of the 

 shin. 



FICUS 235 



FILAMENT, fil'ament (L. filum, 



thread) 75, 244 



The stalk of the anther; the stalk 

 of the down feather. 

 FILARIA BANCRObTL (L. filum, 



thread) 301, 



Medinensis 306 



Oxardi 80% 



FILARIDAE 305 



FILAR THEORY 95 



FILIAL GENERATION, definition of. 169 

 FILIBRANCHIA, filibrang'kia (L. 

 filum, thread -j- branchiae, gills ) . . . 423 

 An order of Pelecypoda. 



FILUM TERMINALE 67 



FINLAY, DR. CHARLES 137 



FISCHER 192 



FISSION, fish'un (L. fissio, a cleft.. 251 

 Cleavage of cells; division of a 

 unicellular organism into two or 

 more parts, thereby reproducing its 

 kind. 

 FISSURE, fish'ur (L. fissum, cleft) ... 67 

 A cleft or deep groove, or furrow, 

 dividing an organ into lobes. 

 FIXED NERVE ARCS, definition of.. 181 

 FLAGELLATA, flajel'a'ta (L. flagel- 



him, whip) 144, 150, 421 



An order of Mastigophora. 

 FLAGELLUM, flajeTum (L. a whip), 



definition of 128 



FLAME CELLS, definition of 287 



FLATWORMS AND THREAD- 

 WORMS 286, 312 



iSee Platyhelminthes and Nema- 

 thelminthes. 



FLEAS 351 



FLEXION, flek'shun (L. fleccus, bent) 



43, 78 



FLORAL ENVELOPES, flo'ral (L. 



flos, flower ) 243 



Organs 243 



FLOWER ( L. flos, flower ) , purpose of .243 



FLOWERING PLANTS 204 



FLOWERS (L. flos, flower) 243 



The blossom of a plant, compris- 

 ing generally sepals, stamens, and 

 pistils. 



A leafy shoot adapted for repro- 

 ductive purposes. 



FLUKE, LIVER 289, 294 



Asiatic lung 292 



Bronchial 292 



FLY 368, 372 



Foot of 334 



Head of 334 



Killers 372 



Life history 371 



FOLIACEOUS, folia'shus (L. folium,, 



a leaf) 316 



Leafy. 

 FOLIOSE LICHEN, fo'lios liken (L. 

 folium, leaf; G. leichen, liver wort) . 

 FONTANELLE, fontanel' (F. a little 



fountain) 12 



A gap or space between bones of 

 the cranium, closed only by a mem- 

 brane. 

 FORAMEN, FORAMINA, foramen, 



ra'mena. (L. foramen, a hole) 



Any opening. 



FORAMEN MAGNUM 72 



FORAMENIFERA, fSraminlf'era (L. 

 foramen, a hole; ferre, to bear) .149, 420 

 An order of Rhizopoda. 

 FOREIGN LANGUAGES, value of . . . . 41 

 FORMATIVE POLE, definition of.... 106 



