Category: F

An instrument for incising a fistula.  

A fistula in which there is a discharge of feces through the opening.  

Splitting into two or more parts.  

A skin disease characterized by increase of the horny layer with scaling and dryness.  

An obsolete test of the ability of the kidneys to produce urine of high specific gravity.  

The first individual to arrive at the scene of an emergency. Many communities have made an effort to train public safety personnel (e.g., police and fire department) or other volunteers to respond to trauma and medical emergencies and provide CPR and first aid.  

Healing that takes place when wound edges are held or sutured together without the formation of obvious granulation tissue.  

The nerves supplying the nasal olfactory mucosa. They consist of delicate bundles of unmyelinated fibers, the fila olfactoria, which pass through the cribriform plate and terminate in the olfactory bulb. The fila are the central processes of bipolar receptor neurons of the olfactory mucous membrane.  

A small, portable gun (e.g., a pistol or a rifle) or handheld weapon that uses explosive materials to propel an object toward a person, place, or target at high speed. More firearm related injuries and deaths occur in the U.S. than in any other industrialized nation. Most of these are among young males, especially those…

A test used to assist in the diagnosis of de Quervain’s disease. The patient tucks the thumb in a closed fist, and the examiner deviates the fist ulnarly. Pain indicates a positive result.