Category: F

A test of coordination, where the person is asked to close their eyes, stretch out their arm and then touch their nose with their index finger.  

A hard thin growth covering the end of a finger.  

Healthy. Referring to something such as hair or thread which is very thin.  

The thin end section of the pia mater in the spinal cord. A long, slender filament of connective tissue at the end of the spinal cord.  

A substance which has passed through a filter. The fluid that has been passed through a filter. The residue is the precipitate. The medical term for the water and small molecules that undergo filtration within the nephron of the kidney is referred to as “glomerular filtrate.”  

A piece of paper or cloth through which a liquid is passed to remove any solid substances in it. To pass a liquid through any porous substance that prevents particles larger than a certain size from passing through.  

A very thin layer of a substance covering a surface. The voltage applied to the terminals of the filament in an x-ray system typically ranges from approximately five to 15 volts. This is a delicate, see-through layer made of cellulose acetate or a similar substance, covered with a coating that’s sensitive to light or radiation,…

A surgical operation carried out by a dentist to fill a hole in a tooth with amalgam. Amalgam, metallic mixture put into a hole in a tooth by a dentist. The operation of inserting a specially prepared substance into a hole drilled in a carious tooth. A temporary filling is used to relieve the pain of…

The procedure of putting a wire into an aneurysm to cause blood clotting.  

Papillae on the tongue which are shaped like threads, and have no taste buds. Condition of having numerous elongated cone-shaped keratinic projections on the dorsal surface of the tongue. One of the very slender papillae at the tip of the tongue.