Author: Glossary
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Cerebral fossa
Any of several depressions on the inside floor of the cranium.
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Canine fossa
The wide, shallow depression on the external surface of the maxilla superolateral to the canine tooth. It serves as the origin of the levator angulioris muscle.
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Fos
A family of cancer-causing genes, first identified in viruses, that function within cells as transcription factors. Members of this family can transform normal cells (e.g., fibroblasts) into cancer cells (e.g., osteosarcomas, chondrosarcomas).
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Forward surgical team
A small mobile military unit consisting of surgeons, anesthetists, nurses, and support personnel. It is used in or near a battlefield to rescue and stabilize injured soldiers. The seriously injured are transported from FSTs to larger military hospitals for definitive care of their wounds.
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Fortify
In food science technology, to add one or more substances to a food to increase its nutrient density.
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Fortification spectrum
The appearance of a dark patch with a zigzag outline in the visual field, causing a temporary blindness there.
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Fornix vaginae
Each of the four recesses that surround the cervix. The posterior fornix is deeper than the anterior or lateral (right and left) fornices.
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Fornix conjunctivae
A fibrous vaulted band connecting the cerebral lobes. The loose folds connecting the palpebral and bulbar conjunctivae.
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Structural formula
A formula of a compound that shows the relationship of the atoms in a molecule. The atoms are shown joined by valence bonds (e.g., H — O — H).
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Stereochemical formula
A method of depicting chemical formulas so that the elements and their number are depicted as well as their position in space in relation to each other.