Category: F

A transparent wound covering, made of polyurethane, that enables health care providers to visually inspect an injured part as it heals. The dressing allows water vapor to escape from the wound but does not permit liquids or bacteria to enter.  

A diverticulum without a muscular coat in the wall or pouch. This type of diverticulum is acquired.  

Separation of liquids based on the difference in their boiling points.  

An obsolete term for source-to-image receptor distance.  

The ability to see the outline of an object as distinct from visually competing background stimuli. This ability is often impaired following central nervous system damage.  

A nutritional plan (also known as a liquid diet) for persons unable to chew and swallow solid food or for patients whose gastrointestinal tract must be free of solid matter. Fluiddiets are often prescribed postoperatively.  

Self-induced diarrhea. This can be accomplished, for example, by self-medication with laxatives.  

The distance from the top of the forehead to the point of the chin.  

An image detector, usually composed of selenium or silicon, that is used in digital radiography to convert x-rays into light or an electronic signal.  

A device used in gas chromatography in which a sample burned in a flame changes the conductivity between two electrodes.