| fore | 1. Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon. "The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state." (Southey) 2. <ecology> Fore bay, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race. 3. <veterinary> Fore girth, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc); a martingale. 4. Fore leg, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or multiped, or of a chair. (06 Mar 1998) |
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| fore tooth | <anatomy> One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forearm | <anatomy> That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forearm fractures | <radiology> Monteggia proximal ulnar fracture dislocated radial head, Galeazzi radial fracture dislocated distal ulna, mnemonic: MUGR (Monteggia ulna, Galeazzi radius), Monteggia More common (12 Dec 1998) |
| forearm injuries | Injuries to the part of the upper limb of the body between the wrist and elbow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forebrain | <anatomy> The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the prosencephalon only. See Brain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forebrain eminence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forebrain prominence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forebrain vesicle | <anatomy> The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain. The cerebrum. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Toward, near to + E. Encephalon] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forecast | 1. Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination. "He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves." (Addison) 2. Foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation. "His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp." (Prescott) (06 Mar 1998) |
| forecasting | The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foreconscious | Denoting memories, not at present in the consciousness, which can be evoked from time to time, or an unconscious mental process which becomes conscious only on the fulfillment of certain conditions. Compare: preconscious. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forefinger | The second finger (the thumb being counted as the first). Synonym: digitus secundus, forefinger, index, second finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forefoot | A front foot of a quadruped. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forefoot, human | The forepart of the foot including the metatarsals and the toes. (12 Dec 1998) |