| full | Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. "The pawn I proffer shall be full as good." (Dryden) "The diapason closing full in man." (Dryden) "Full in the center of the sacred wood." (Addison) Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification. "Full sad." . "Master of a full poor cell." . "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." . Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining. 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. "Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular." (Blackstone) 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. Quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. "It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed." (Gen. Xii. 1) "The man commands Like a full soldier." (Shak) "I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted." (Ford) 4. Sated; surfeited. "I am full of the burnt offerings of rams." (Is. I. 11) 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. "Reading maketh a full man." (Bacon) 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc, absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. "Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions." (Locke) 7. Filled with emotions. "The heart is so full that a drop overfills it." (Lowell) 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. "Ilia, the fair, . . . Full of Mars." (Dryden) at full, when full or complete. Full age, a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. Full sea, high water. Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving corrupt nature to . . . The full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings." South In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. In full blast. See Blast. Origin: OE. & AS. Ful; akin to OS. Ful, D. Vol, OHG. Fol, G. Voll, Icel. Fullr, Sw. Full, Dan. Fuld, Goth. Fulls, L. Plenus, Gr, Skr. Prna full, pr to fill, also to Gr. Much, E. Poly-, pref, G. Viel, AS. Fela. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Full Blood Count | <haematology, investigation> The determination of the proper number of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are present in the patients blood. Acronym: FBC (16 Dec 1997) |
| full-blooded | 1. Having a full supply of blood. 2. Of pure blood; thoroughbred; as, a full-blooded horse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| full breech presentation | The thighs may be flexed on the abdomen and the legs upon the thighs, in footling presentation foot presentation the feet may be the lowest part; in incomplete foot presentation, incomplete knee presentation, one leg may retain the position which is typical of one of the above-mentioned presentations, while the other foot or knee may present. Synonym: pelvic presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full denture | A dental prosthesis which is a substitute for the lost natural dentition and associated structures of the maxillae or mandible. Synonym: full denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-hearted | Full of courage or confidence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| full liquid diet | A diet consisting only of liquids but including cream soups, ice cream, and milk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full orthodontic treatment | <dentistry> Getting braces (08 Jan 1998) |
| full-thickness burn | A burn involving destruction of the entire skin; deep third-degree burns extend into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often cause much scarring. Synonym: full-thickness burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness flap | A flap of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness graft | A graft of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorbed dose | The amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material at the target site; in radiation therapy, the former unit for absorbed dose is the rad; the current (S.I.) unit is the gray. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air dose | The radiation dose, expressed in roentgens, delivered at a point in free air. Synonym: air dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone marrow dose | The cumulative dose to the blood-forming organ from therapeutic or nuclear fallout irradiation; the presumed leukemogenic dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| booster dose | A dose given at some time after an initial dose to enhance the effect, said usually of antigens for the production of antibodies. (05 Mar 2000) |