Category: F
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Felon
A severe infection of the soft tissue of the end of a finger. An infection or abscess of the soft tissue of the terminal joint of a finger.
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Fellowships
Grants in aid and trainee stipends to graduate students. Usually excludes funds for which services to the institution must be rendered, such as payments for teaching or student loans. An awarded or sponsored educational experience leading to specialized training.
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Fellation
Oral stimulation of the male’s genitals.
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Feeling
A mild form of an emotion. A sensation. An emotional state or attitude to something.
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Fee-for-service
Payment of health or medical services based on the service rendered rather than through a salary or capitation policy. Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. This is the usual method of billing by the majority of the country’s physicians. Under a fee for service payment…
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Feedback system
A system in which some action produces a consequence affecting action. The consists of either (a) negative feedback, which tends to stop or reverse action, or (b) positive feedback, which tends to strengthen action.
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Feedback control
Control that takes place after some unit of work has been completed.
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Feedback
Verbal or nonverbal responses of a learner that may be interpreted by the teacher and used to guide learning may also originate with the teacher in verbal or nonverbal form, providing the learner with knowledge of what the teacher is aware of and understands the learner’s coded message. To give information or comments on something…
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Feeble mindedness
Mental deficiency.
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Federal trade commission
A federal agency that has authority to prevent the dissemination of false or misleading advertising of foods, cosmetics, and other health products. A branch of the US Department of Commerce assigned the task of protecting the public against unfair methods of competition in interstate commerce. A federal agency which has jurisdiction over unfair and deceptive…