| funis | Synonym: umbilical cord. 2. A cordlike structure. Origin: L. A rope, cord (05 Mar 2000) |
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| funk | An offensive smell; a stench. Origin: OE. Funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. Funk touchwood, G. Funke spark, and perh. To Goth. Fn fire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| funnel | 1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel. 2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like. <chemical> Funnel box, one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel. Origin: OE. Funel, fonel, prob. Through OF. Fr, L. Fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. Infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. Founil funnel, W. Ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| funnel breast | Caved-in chest. Usually an unimportant isolated finding evident at birth. (Funnel chest can occasionally be part of a connective tissue disorder such as Marfan syndrome). (12 Dec 1998) |
| funnel chest | A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax. (12 Dec 1998) |
| funnel-shaped pelvis | A pelvis in which the pelvic inlet dimensions are normal, but the outlet is contracted in the transverse or in both transverse and anteroposterior diameters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funnelform | <botany> Having the form of a funnel, or tunnel; that is, expanding gradually from the bottom upward, as the corolla of some flowers; infundibuliform. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| funny bone | As in it tickled my funny bone. When the elbow is bumped, the ulnar nerve rnning past the elbow is stimulated and produces a strange (funny) electric sensation. (12 Dec 1998) |