| foreign serum | A serum derived from an animal and injected into an animal of another species or into humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| foreign-body appendicitis | Appendicitis caused by obstruction of the lumen of the appendix by a foreign substance, such as a particulate foreign body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foreign-body migration | Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foreign-body reaction | Chronic inflammation and granuloma formation around irritating foreign bodies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forekidney | 1. The definitive excretory organ of primitive fishes. Synonym: head kidney. 2. In the embryos of higher vertebrates, a vestigial structure consisting of a series of tortuous tubules emptying into the cloaca by way of the primary nephric duct; in the human embryo, the pronephros is a very rudimentary and temporary structure, followed by the mesonephros and still later by the metanephros. Synonym: forekidney, primordial kidney. Origin: pro-+ G. Nephros, kidney (05 Mar 2000) |
| Forel's decussation | The dorsal tegmental decussation (fountain or Meynert's decussation, decussatio fontinalis) of the left and right tectospinal and tectobulbar tracts, the ventral tegmental decussation (rubrospinal or Forel's decussation) of the left and right rubrospinal and rubrobulbar tracts; both are located in the mesencephalon. Synonym: decussationes tegmenti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Forel, Auguste | <person> Swiss neurologist, 1848-1931. See: Forel's decussation, fields of Forel, tegmental fields of Forel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foreland | 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. 2. A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. 3. <marine biology> That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. (06 Mar 1998) |
| forelimb | A front limb of a quadruped. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forelock | 1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. <mechanics> A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. Forelock hook, a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. To take time, or occasion, by the forelock, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. "Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it." (Swift) "On occasion's forelock watchful wait." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| foremilk | <physiology> The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| foremother | A female ancestor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forensic | <law> Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law. Origin: L. Forensis, fr. Forum a public place, market place. (04 Apr 1998) |
| forensic anthropology | Scientific study of human skeletal remains with the express purpose of identification. This includes establishing individual identity, trauma analysis, facial reconstruction, photographic superimposition, determination of time interval since death, and crime-scene recovery. Forensic anthropologists do not certify cause of death but provide data to assist in determination of probable cause. This is a branch of the field of physical anthropology and qualified individuals are certified by the american board of forensic anthropology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forensic dentistry | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Forelimbs
Synonyms : Human Identifications, Identification, Human, Identifications, Human
Synonyms : Ballistic, Forensic, Ballistics, Forensic, Forensic Ballistic, Wound Ballistics
Synonyms : Dentistry, Forensic
Synonyms : Forensic Genetic, Genetic, Forensic, Genetics, Forensic
| forelimb |
the front limb (or homologous structure in other animals such as a flipper or wing)
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| foretop |
a platform at the head of a foremast forelock: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
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| foreskin |
prepuce: a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
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| foremilk |
colostrum: milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
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| forearm |
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist arm in advance of a confrontation
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| fore | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) |
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| fore | a statement made about the future |
| fore | living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed |
| fore | subject to foreclosing procedures |
| fore | keep from happening or arising |
| fore | the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default |
| fore | the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings |
| fore | establish something as being earlier relative to something else |
| fore | the deck between the bridge and the forecastle |
| fore | doom beforehand |
| fore | the founder of a family |
| fore | person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group |