Category: F

  • Fade away

    To be in the process of dying (informal).  

  • Faculty

    The ability to do something. Ability to do something specific (e.g., the faculty of hearing). A normal mental attribute or sense; ability to function.  

  • Facial vein

    A vein which drains down the side of the face into the internal jugular vein.  

  • Facial bone

    One of the fourteen bones which form the face.  

  • Facial artery

    An artery which branches off the external carotid into the face and mouth. Supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth, and nose.  

  • Facet syndrome

    A condition in which a joint in the vertebrae becomes dislocated.  

  • Face presentation

    A position of a baby in the uterus where the face will appear first at birth. Fetal position in which the head of the fetus is sharply extended so that the face comes first. A presentation of the face, with the chin leading, at the entrance of the womb.  

  • Face lift

    A surgical operation to remove wrinkles on the face and neck. A surgical procedure to remove fat and skin and tighten muscles and underlying tissues in the face. Because a face-lift is intended to give a more youthful look, it is a type of cosmetic surgery. Results from a facelift are best in people who…

  • Face delivery

    A birth where the baby’s face appears first.  

  • Funded

    In insurance, having sufficient funds to meet future liabilities. Can also be used in speaking of trust funds for social insurance programs. Capital depreciation is said to be funded if the amounts included in an institution’s reimbursements for capital depreciation are set aside in a fund used for capital purposes rather than being spent on…