Category: F

A palm with elongated, pinnately divided fronds or leaves, the leaflets arising along the whole length of a central rib or stalk (the rachis), giving the appearance of a feather.  

A trade name for ispaghula.  

An antibiotic used to prevent protein synthesis. An antistaphylococcal antibiotic used both orally (by mouth) and topically (on the surface). Orally it is particularly useful in the treatment of osteomyelitis. Fusidic acid is an antibiotic medication employed to treat various bacterial infections that are unresponsive to penicillin drugs. It is particularly useful in localized skin…

A condition when the papillae of the tongue are covered with a whitish coating. A coated tongue on which the surface epithelium appears as a coat of white fur. It is seen in nearly all fevers. Unilateral furring may result from disturbed innervation, as in conditions affecting the second and third branches of the fifth…

A stretcher made of a folding frame with a canvas bed, with carrying poles at each side and small feet underneath.  

An umbilical cord. Any cordlike structure, especially the umbilical cord. A cordlike structure, such as the spermatic cord or the umbilical cord.  

Inflammation of the spermatic cord or spinal cord. This usually arises in association with epididymitis and causes pain and swelling of the involved cord. Treatment is by administration of antibiotics and analgesics. Inflammation of the spermatic cord, usually arising in men with epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis in the testicle). The condition can be painful.…

Poisoning by eating a poisonous fungus. Around 2,000 mushrooms (toadstools) grow in England, of which 200 are edible and a dozen are classified as poisonous. Not all the poisonous ones are dangerous. It is obviously better to prevent mushroom poisoning by ensuring correct identification of those that are edible; books and charts are available. If…

A disease caused by a fungus.  

Having the appearance of a fungus.