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fallopian tubes (uterine tubes) (fă-lō′pē-ăn toobs (ŪT-ĕ-rīn toobs)):

Pair of tubes attached to the uterus providing a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus.

fascia (FASH-ē-ă):

Fibrous tissue.

fauces (FO-sēz):

The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.

feces (FĒ-sēz):

Stool, fecal matter.

femoral (FEM-ŏ-răl):

Pertaining to the femur.

fetal (FĒT-ăl):

Pertaining to the fetus.

fibrocystic breast changes (FCC) (fī-brō-SĬS-tĭk):

Fibrosis, benign cysts, and pain or tenderness in one or both breasts (also called fibrocystic breasts).</dd?

fibroelastic membrane (fī-brō-ē-LĂS-tĭk MEM-brān):

A fibroelastic membrane is a flexible membrane that closes the posterior surface of the trachea, connecting the C-shaped cartilages.

fibromyalgia (fī-brō-mī-AL-j(ē-)ă):

Pain in the fibrous tissues of muscles.

fissures (FISH-ŭ-res):

A groove, natural division or elongated cleft, furrow or tear; naturally occurring in the brain, they are also known as sulcus/sulci.

fistula (FIS-chŭ-lă):

Abnormal passageway between two organs or an internal organ and the body surface.

flatus (FLĀ-tŭs):

Gas in the GI tract.

foramen magnum (fŏ-RĀ-mĕn MAG-nŭm):

Large opening in the occipital bone of the skull through which the spinal cord emerges and the vertebral arteries enter the cranium.

foramen ovale (fŏ-RĀ-mĕn Ō-văl):

Opening between right and left atria, which is normal in the fetal heart.

fornix (FOR-niks):

Superior portion of the vagina.

frontal lobe (FRŎN-tal lōb):

Region of the cerebral cortex directly beneath the frontal bone of the cranium.

frontal plane:

Plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion.

frostbite (FROST-bīt):

Conservation of core body heat results in the skin actually freezing.

fundus (FŬN-dŭs):

A part of a hollow organ.

Attribution

Except where otherwise noted, this book is adapted from Medical Terminology by Grimm et al. (2022), Nicolet College, CC BY 4.0 International. / A derivative of Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Carter & Rutherford (2020), and Anatomy and Physiology by Betts, et al., CC BY 4.0, which can be accessed for free at OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology.