| folly | Origin: OE. Folie, foli, F. Folie, fr. Fol, fou, foolish, mad. See Fool. 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. 2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. " What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill." (Shak) 3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. "[Achan] wrought folly in Israel." (Josh. Vii. 15) "When lovely woman stoops to folly." (Goldsmith) 4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise. " It is called this man's or that man's "folly," and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years." (Trench) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Foltz' valvule | A fold of mucous membrane in the lacrimal canaliculus at the lacrimal punctum. Synonym: Foltz' valvule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foltz, Jean | <person> French anatomist and ophthalmologist, 1822-1876. See: Foltz' valvule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folylpoly-alpha-glutamate synthetase | <enzyme> Synthesises alpha-carboxyl-linked folylpolyglutamates Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- Synonym: fpa glutamate synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| folylpolyglutamate synthetase | <enzyme> Catalyze the formation of amide bond between gamma-carboxyl of a folate and amino group of glutamic acid folate; any folic acid including polyglutamates Registry number: EC 6.3.2.17 Synonym: folylpoly-gamma-glutamate synthetase, folylpolyglutamate synthase, tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| follitropin |
Generic name for recombinant FSH, as found in Gonal-F (or follitropin alpha) and Puregon (Follistim), or follitropin beta. Although there are slight differences in the two preparations, their clinical action is equivalent.
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| follicular atresia |
The process by which a primary follicle or a tertiary follicle stops growing, leading to disappearance (apoptosis) of its follicle cells and the oocyte, or egg, they contain. Such a follicle is called an atretic follicle. See also follicular recruitment.
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain). In men, FSH is necessary for sperm production (spermatogenesis). In women, FSH stimulates the growth of follicles (the small, fluid-filled cysts that hold the eggs) and the supporting cells responsible for the growth and nurturing of the egg.
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| follicular dendritic cell |
a specialized immune cell in lymph nodes that traps and concentrates foreign antigens for recognition by lymphocytes.
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| folie a deux |
A shared psychotic disorder between 2 people, usually people who are mutually dependent upon each other.
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| FOL | be next |
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| FOL | to bring something about at a later time than |
| FOL | do what someone else is doing |
| FOL | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue |
| FOL | Sports: carry a stroke to naturla completion after hitting or releasing a ball |
| FOL | carry further or advance |
| FOL | an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than it opponents in the first innings |
| FOL | carrying some project or intention to full completion |
| FOL | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion |
| FOL | a second (or subsequent) examination |
| FOL | an ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another |
| FOL | someone who travels behind or pursues another |