| fallopian tubes: |
| | There are two fallopian tubes, one on each side of the uterus. They transport an egg from the ovary to the uterus. |
| | (628) |
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| fascia: |
| | A band of connective tissue covering or binding together parts of the body. |
| | (629) |
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| FDA: |
| | Food and Drug Administration. |
| | (634) |
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| febrile: |
| | Relating to a fever. |
| | (630) |
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| fecal impaction: |
| | A mass of stool (feces) that remains packed in the rectum rather than being passed normally. Impaction can contribute to incontinence by irritating the urethra causing urge urinary incontinence or by blocking the urethra preventing the bladder from emptying completely causing overflow incontinence. |
| | (1967) |
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| fecal incontinence: |
| | The accidental and involuntary loss of liquid or solid stool or gas from the anus. |
| | (1966) |
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| feces: |
| | The body's solid waste matter, composed of undigested food, bacteria, water and bile pigments, and discharged from the intestines (bowel) through the anus.
|
| | (1433) |
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| female pseudohermaphroditism: |
| | Classification of ambiguous genitalia where the internal genitalia are female with two normal ovaries but the external genitalia are masculinized by an excess of male hormones. |
| | (1285) |
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| fertile: |
| | Able to produce offspring. |
| | (1296) |
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| fertility: |
| | The ability to conceive and have children. |
| | (631) |
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| fetal: |
| | Relating to or characteristic of a fetus (unborn offspring after eight weeks of development). |
| | (1287) |
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| fetal sonogram: |
| | Ultrasound used to view a fetus. |
| | (632) |
| |
| fetus: |
| | An unborn offspring from the end of the eighth week of conception until birth. |
| | (633) |
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| fibroblast: |
| | Protein that forms cell-producing connective tissues. |
| | (635) |
| |
| fibromuscular dysplasia: |
| | Also known as FMD. An inherited disorder that includes destruction of arterial blood vessels. |
| | (637) |
| |
| fibromyalgia: |
| | Also called fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis or fibrositis. A syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. |
| | (2042) |
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| fibrosis: |
| | An abnormal thickening and scarring of connective tissues. |
| | (639) |
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| fibrotic: |
| | An abnormal thickening and scarring of connective tissue most often following injury, infection, lack of oxygen, or surgery.
|
| | (1378) |
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| fibrous: |
| | Consisting of or resembling fibers. |
| | (640) |
| |
| fibrous cavernositis: |
| | Also known as Peyronie's disease. Fibrous scarring causing the erect penis to be bent to such a degree that it interferes with sexual intercourse
|
| | (641) |
| |
| fistula: |
| | An abnormal opening between two organs (between the bladder and vagina in women or the bladder and the rectum in men). |
| | (184) |
| |
| flank: |
| | The area on the side of the body between the rib and hip. |
| | (642) |
| |
| flap vaginoplasty: |
| | Surgical procedure to correct ambiguous genitalia by reconstructing the vagina. |
| | (643) |
| |
| flatulence: |
| | The release of gas through the anus. |
| | (1969) |
| |
| flocal segmental glomerusclerosis: |
| | An illness where scar tissue forms in some of the structures in the kidney that filter harmful substances (glomeruli). |
| | (647) |
| |
| flouroscopic: |
| | X-ray images taken by a flouroscope. |
| | (645) |
| |
| fluoroscope: |
| | An instrument with which X-ray images of the body can be viewed directly on a screen. |
| | (644) |
| |
| fluoroscopy: |
| | Imaging technique that takes a real time "movie" of the body. |
| | (1401) |
| |
| flushing: |
| | Fitting two things so they are completely level and form an even surface. |
| | (646) |
| |
| FMD: |
| | Also known as fibromuscular dysplasia. An inherited disorder that includes destruction of arterial blood vessels. |
| | (638) |
| |
| focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: |
| | Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis" is an illness where scar tissue forms in some of the glomeruli of the kidney.
|
| | (1353) |
| |
| foley catheter: |
| | A flexible plastic tube with a small balloon on one end. Inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. |
| | (648) |
| |
| foreplay: |
| | Fondling of the sex partner to produce mutual sexual arousal and pleasure prior to intercourse. |
| | (2168) |
| |
| foreskin: |
| | The loose fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. |
| | (649) |
| |
| free PSA: |
| | Prostate-specific antigen is in the blood, but not attached to any proteins. |
| | (1863) |
| |
| frequency: |
| | The need to urinate more often than is normal. |
| | (1861) |
| |
| fulguration: |
| | The destruction of tissue by means of high-voltage electric sparks. |
| | (1264) |
| |
| functional incontinence: |
| | Leakage of urine due to a difficulty reaching a restroom in time because of physical conditions like arthritis or paralysis. |
| | (650) |
| |
| fungal: |
| | Of or pertaining to fungus. |
| | (651) |
| |
| fungi: |
| | Multiple spore-producing organisms. |
| | (652) |
| |
| furosemides renal scan: |
| | Kidney scan using a diuretic. |
| | (653) |
| |
| fusiform: |
| | Elongated widening. |
| | (654) |
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