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  • Fungus

    A filamentous plant that lacks chlorophyll. An organism such as yeast or mould, some of which cause disease. Fungi, one of a group of simple plantlike organisms, including mushrooms and yeasts, some of which cause disease (fungal infection). A microbe vegetable organism that subsists on molds and other living matter. Some fungi can cause disease.…

  • Fundus

    In anatomy, the bottom or base of an organ. The top section of the stomach, above the body of the stomach. Fundi, base of a hollow organ; that part of a structure farthest from Its opening, as the inside of the eye farthest from the pupil, or the wide end of the uterus opposite the…

  • Fundamental tone

    In the science of sound, the lowest tone in a complex tone, overtone.  

  • Fundamentalist

    A person who adheres to a very strict and literal interpretation of a particular set of religious beliefs.  

  • Fundamental attribution error

    In research, the tendency to disregard the effects that situations have on people’s actions and to focus instead on people’s personal disposition.  

  • Functional skill

    The ability to apply appropriately the concepts of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling the operation of a management system.  

  • Functional similarity

    In management, a method of dividing job activities within the organization.  

  • Functionals

    Homosexuals who live alone and have large numbers of sexual partners. Referring to a disorder or illness which does not have a physical cause and may have a psychological cause, as opposed to an organic disorder. Concerning the specific function or activity of an organ. In a broader context, this term pertains to a disorder…

  • Functional psychosis

    A psychotic reaction that is a functional disorder or defect. A psychosis in which there is no apparent pathology of the central nervous system.  

  • Functionally equivalent groups

    In research, groups that function as though they were identical to each other in every way that is relevant to the experiment.  

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