| folium |
Refers to the leaf of plant. Usually the middle leaves of plants are collected.
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| follicle |
A small sac in the ovary in which the egg develops.
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| Foley catheter |
a catheter placed through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine and monitor the volume of urine output.
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| folate |
A B-vitamin.
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| folic acid |
one of the vitamins responsible for the formation of the red blood cells; folate deficiency may occur as a result of poor diet, or due to poor absorption by the small intestine. Folate deficiency due to sulphasalazine treatment is fairly rare but it can easily be corrected by taking oral supplements .
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