Category: F
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Femur
The bone of the thigh. The is the largest bone of the body. The bone in the top part of the leg which joins the acetabulum at the hip and the tibia at the knee. Also called thighbone. Thighbone, the longest and strongest bone in the body, extending from the hip to the knee. Largely…
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Femoral vein
A continuation of the popliteal vein that becomes the external iliac vein. A vein running up the upper leg, a continuation of the popliteal vein. Blood vessel of the thigh that returns blood from the lower leg, starting at the popliteal vein and ending at the iliac vein. A continuation of the popliteal vein upward…
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Femoral condyle
The rounded articular surface at the extremity of the femur.
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Femoral artery
The principal artery of the thigh. A continuation of the external iliac artery, which runs down the front of the thigh and then crosses to the back of the thigh. Main artery of the thigh, arising from the external iliac artery in the inguinal region and running down two thirds of the thigh, after which…
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Feminism
The doctrine that asserts that women deserve equal rights with men in all spheres. The development of female secondary sexual characteristics in a man.
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Femininity
A person’s self-concept about possessed sexuality.
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Female ejaculation
The emission of fluid described as “watered down fat-free milk” from Skene’s glands located just inside the urethral opening that occurs in about 10% of women. Conversely, is thought to be primarily urine: Grafenberg spot.
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Female above
A coital position in which the female is positioned above the male partner.
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Felt needs
In psychology, interests and concerns arising from intense desires to know about something or how to solve some problem.
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Felony
In law, a crime that is serious, such as robbery, and may result in confinement upon conviction, misdemeanor. A more serious crime than a misdemeanor with punishment greater than that for misdemeanors; can be grounds for license denial, revocation, suspension, or probation of a health care provider. It is punishable by imprisonment or death, depending…