Category: F

A laboratory technique involving the use of electric particles (cations and anions) and light measurements to measure such substances as sodium, potassium, and lithium.  

The preservation of body tissue in preservative solution in preparation for microscopic or other examination.  

A relatively mild illness, most prevalent in children from four to 12 years old, consisting of a generalized rash, usually with little or no fever; it is believed to be caused by a virus. A common infection of childhood caused by parvovirus B19; also called erythema infectiosum. Fifth disease is an illness that produces a…

The use of an endoscope—a flexible tube able to bend light rays—to inspect the interior of a body cavity or organ. Because it bends light rays, the scope can be used to see around corners and other obstacles to diagnose the location and type of disease and to perform operative and other therapeutic procedures.  

A test done on urine to check for a type of metabolic deficiency called phenylketonuria, which causes mental retardation and poor skin and hair pigmentation.  

A test done on blood to determine the presence of antibodies to specific organisms that cause infection, and to discover the cause of a fever without a known cause. Performed specifically for the presence of these organisms: Salmonella, Francisella tularensis, Brucella, rickettsial virus. A series of tests may be needed to detect a specific infection.…

Rapid growth similar to fungus; used to describe some quick-developing tumors. Growing rapidly like a fungus; said of certain tumors.  

Surgical transplantation of the epidermis and underlying tissues.  

Muscle that covers the frontal bone.  

Abnormal grating sounds detected during auscultation when pleura or pericardial tissues are inflamed. The distinct sound heard when two dry surfaces are rubbed together. If the sound is loud enough, the condition producing the sound can also be felt.