Mayne's medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms ... / R.G. Mayne.

  • Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.
Date:
1889
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    F. or Ft. Med. For Fiat,ov Fiant, let it or let them he made. Of frequent occurrence in prescriptions. Also abbr. of Falirenheit scale of temperature. F3,b'a. (Probably Fagha; hom(f>a.yw, to eat.) The beau of Vicia Faha. Nat. Ord. Leguminosce. F. Ignatii. The seed of Strychnos St. Ignatii. F. Porclna, or Suilla. M. Med. The fruit of Hyoscyamus niger. F. Purgat'rix. M. Med. The bean of Ricinus communis. Faba'ceous. {Faba, a bean.) Bof. Having or like beans. Fabel'la. (Dim. of Faba.) A sesamoid bone in the tendon of the gastrocnemius muscle of the dog, etc. Face. (Lat. fades.) Anat. The anterior and lower part of the head. Mineral. The variously formed sur- faces or planes which characterise a mineral. Also the surface of a thing. Fa'cets. (Fr. Facetie, a small sur- face.) Anat. Small circumscribed articular surfaces of a bone. Zool. The dittereut bases of the compound eyes of the Arachnidw, Crustacea, and Insecta. Minercd. The natural i^lanes or faces of a crystal. Fa'cial. (Fades.) Anat. Belong- ing to the face. F. Angle. See Angle, Facial. F. Nerve. Anat. The portio dirra of the seventh pair. Fa'cient. (Faciens; from fado, to make.) A sufli.x denoting making. Fa'cies Hippocrit'ica. Pathol. The peculiar expression exhibited by the features immediately before death, described by Hijipocrates. Facti'tious. (FSLcio, to make.) Made or artificial. Fa'culty. (Facultas, atis ; animal ability for acting.) A special power possessed by particular organs. Med. A collective association of members, duly constituted, possessing some specific privilege. Fae'cal. (Fcex, sediment). Belonging to or of the nature of fteces. F Fse'ces. (Fwx, sediment.) Dregs, or sediment. Med. The alviue excre- tions ; excrements. Fse'ciila. (Dim. Fcex.) M. Med. The substance which falls to the bottom after macerating or grating down certain plants or seeds in water ; starch : fecula. Faecii'lent. (Fceces.) Having dregs or lees ; containing faeces. Fag'us. {(payu, to eat, because its fruit was one of the earliest in use.) The beech-tree. Nat. Ord. Amen- taceoi. Fahrenheit. Name given to a scale of temperature, the freezing point being 32°, boiling 212°. The 0° or zero was supposed to be the coldest possible temperature, being that pro- duced by a mixture of snow and salt. Faint'ing. (Fingo, to feign.) See Syncoix. Faint'ness. The condition of being or feeling faint. Fal'cate. \ {Falx, a scythe; Fal'cifonn.) forma, resemblance.) Resembling a scythe in shape. Farciform Pro'cess. Anat. A process of the dura mater, separating the hemisplieres of the brain, and ending in the tentorium. Falling. (See Procidentia, Pro- lapsus. F. Sick'ness. See Epilepsy. Fallo'pian. (After the anatomist Fallo])ius.) Anat. Applied to certain structures pointed out by him. F. Lig'ament. Anat. Tlie round ligament of the uterus ; also Poupart's Ligament. F. Tubes. Anat. Two canals enclosed in the iieritoneum, from the sides of the fundus uteri towards the ovaries. Fallo'pius, A'queduct of. Anat. A canal in the i)etrous portion of the temporal bone, transmitting the facial nerve. False An'eurysm. See Aneurysm. F. Con'cep'tion. See C, False, F. Joint. See Artificial Joint.
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