| forcipressure | A method of arresting haemorrhage by compressing a blood vessel with forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fordry | Entirely dry; withered. "A tree fordry." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Fordyce's angiokeratoma | Asymptomatic vascular papules of the scrotum, appearing in young adults; much less common in the vulva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fordyce's disease | A condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips; histologically the lesions are ectopic sebaceous glands. Synonym: Fordyce's disease, Fordyce's granules, pseudocolloid of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fordyce's granules | A condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips; histologically the lesions are ectopic sebaceous glands. Synonym: Fordyce's disease, Fordyce's granules, pseudocolloid of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fordyce's spots | A condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips; histologically the lesions are ectopic sebaceous glands. Synonym: Fordyce's disease, Fordyce's granules, pseudocolloid of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fordyce, John | <person> U.S. Dermatologist, 1858-1925. See: Fordyce's angiokeratoma, Fordyce's disease, Fordyce's granules, Fordyce's spots, Fox-Fordyce disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fore | 1. Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon. "The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state." (Southey) 2. <ecology> Fore bay, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race. 3. <veterinary> Fore girth, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc); a martingale. 4. Fore leg, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or multiped, or of a chair. (06 Mar 1998) |
| fore tooth | <anatomy> One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forearm | <anatomy> That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forearm fractures | <radiology> Monteggia proximal ulnar fracture dislocated radial head, Galeazzi radial fracture dislocated distal ulna, mnemonic: MUGR (Monteggia ulna, Galeazzi radius), Monteggia More common (12 Dec 1998) |
| forearm injuries | Injuries to the part of the upper limb of the body between the wrist and elbow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forebrain | <anatomy> The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the prosencephalon only. See Brain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| forebrain eminence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forebrain prominence | The unpaired embryonic prominence between the medial nasal elevations, which eventually merges with them to contribute to the bridge of the nose and the underlying nasal septum. Synonym: forebrain eminence, forebrain prominence, frontonasal primordium, frontonasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |