| fossulae tonsillares | The small pits at the openings of the tonsillar crypts onto the medial surface of the tonsil. Synonym: fossulae tonsillares. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fossulate | Grooved; containing a fossula or small fossa; hollowed out. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foster | Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc, to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc, as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood. Foster babe, or child, an infant of child nursed by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father. Foster brother, Foster sister, one who is, or has been, nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse as another, but is not of the same parentage. Foster dam, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse. Foster earth, earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil. Foster father, a man who takes the place of a father in caring for a child. Foster land. Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. One's adopted country. Foster lean [foster + AS. Laen a loan See Loan], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. Foster mother, a woman who takes a mother's place in the nurture and care of a child; a nurse. Foster nurse, a nurse; a nourisher. Foster parent, a foster mother or foster father. Foster son, a male foster child. Origin: AS. Foster, fostor, nourishment. See Foster. 1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. "Some say that ravens foster forlorn children." (Shak) 2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. Origin: OE. Fostren, fr. AS. Foster, fostor, food, nourishment, fr. Foda food. 75. See Food. To be nourished or trained up together. A forester. One who, or that which, fosters. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Foster frame | A reversible bed similar to a Stryker frame. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foster home care | Private families who care for neglected children or patients unable to care for themselves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Foster Kennedy's syndrome | <syndrome> Ipsilateral optic atrophy with central scotoma and contralateral choked disk or papilledema, caused by a meningioma of the ipsilateral optic nerve. Synonym: Foster Kennedy's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fosterage | The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fosterling | A foster child. Origin: AS. Fostorling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fosterment | Food; nourishment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fostress | A woman who feeds and cherishes; a nurse. Origin: For fosteress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fosfomycin tromethamine |
an antibacterial agent derived from phosphonic acid, active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, used in the treatment of urinary tract infection; administered orally.
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| Foshay's t. |
(for tularemia): a suspension of Pasteurella tularensis is injected into the skin; a positive reaction resembles that in a positive tuberculin test.
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| fosphenytoin sodium |
a prodrug of phenytoin used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy, excluding petit mal epilepsy; administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
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| fossulae |
genitive and plural of fossula.
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| fossulate |
marked by a small fossa; hollowed or grooved.
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