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Name: Description: Facies Turgidula Facies turgidula is a phrase derived from the Latin word 'Facies' meaning face and turgidula is derived from the Latin word 'turgides' meaning swollen. The phrase 'Facies turgidula' therefore refers to a swollen, distended or congested face. Faeces Material consisting of waste matter and liquid that is expelled by the body through the anus. Fainting Fainting refers to loss of consciousness resulting from a drop in blood pressure in the body. See also entry for syncope. Fatigue Tiredness resulting from mental or physical causes. Fatuity Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity. Febrile Feverish; suffering from or affected by fever. Fetororosis Bad or smelly breath also called halitosis. Fever A body temperature higher than normally expected sometimes associated with headaches, shivering, stomach upset and possibly delirium. See also entry for pyrexia. Flatus Wind or gas in the bowels or stomach. Flooding See entry for menorrhagia. Fluor Albus Also known as 'the whites'. A form of vaginal discharge. Fluxus Cruentus Fluxus', a Latin word, means to flow and 'Cruentus', also a Latin word, means bloody or blood stained. Can be used to refer to haemorrhage. Flying pain Often associated with gout and rheumatism - a pain which tended to move around the body as if in flight. Foaming Ptyalism, drooling, slavering, foaming at the mouth, excessive salivation. Formication The feeling of having insects crawling on or under the skin. Formido mortis Formido' is the Latin word for fear and 'mortis' is a derivative of 'mors' the Latin word for death so the phrase 'Formido mortis' refers to a fear of death. Fungous Refers to a morbid growth or granulations on an ulcer or tumour. These growths are often referred to as 'proud flesh'. Fungous is sometimes used to refer to the growths when they are large, flabby and unhealthy. Furfuraceous A derivation of the Latin word 'furfur' meaning bran and refers to a skin condition where the skin is branny or scaly.
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- Facies Turgidula
Facies turgidula is a phrase derived from the Latin word 'Facies' meaning face and turgidula is derived from the Latin word 'turgides' meaning swollen. The phrase 'Facies turgidula' therefore refers to a swollen, distended or congested face.
- Faeces
Material consisting of waste matter and liquid that is expelled by the body through the anus.
- Fainting
Fainting refers to loss of consciousness resulting from a drop in blood pressure in the body. See also entry for syncope.
- Fatigue
Tiredness resulting from mental or physical causes.
- Fatuity
Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.
- Febrile
Feverish; suffering from or affected by fever.
- Fetororosis
Bad or smelly breath also called halitosis.
- Fever
A body temperature higher than normally expected sometimes associated with headaches, shivering, stomach upset and possibly delirium. See also entry for pyrexia.
- Flatus
Wind or gas in the bowels or stomach.
- Flooding
See entry for menorrhagia.
- Fluor Albus
Also known as 'the whites'. A form of vaginal discharge.
- Fluxus Cruentus
Fluxus', a Latin word, means to flow and 'Cruentus', also a Latin word, means bloody or blood stained. Can be used to refer to haemorrhage.
- Flying pain
Often associated with gout and rheumatism - a pain which tended to move around the body as if in flight.
- Foaming
Ptyalism, drooling, slavering, foaming at the mouth, excessive salivation.
- Formication
The feeling of having insects crawling on or under the skin.
- Formido mortis
Formido' is the Latin word for fear and 'mortis' is a derivative of 'mors' the Latin word for death so the phrase 'Formido mortis' refers to a fear of death.
- Fungous
Refers to a morbid growth or granulations on an ulcer or tumour. These growths are often referred to as 'proud flesh'. Fungous is sometimes used to refer to the growths when they are large, flabby and unhealthy.
- Furfuraceous
A derivation of the Latin word 'furfur' meaning bran and refers to a skin condition where the skin is branny or scaly.
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