Category: F

  • Fused kidney

    A condition in which the kidneys are joined into one anomalous organ.  

  • Floating kidney

    A kidney that is displaced and movable. A mobile kidney refers to a kidney that exhibits more movement within the body than is typical. A kidney that has shifted from its usual location. Its mobility can lead to the bending of the ureter, causing Dietl’s crisis, characterized by sudden bouts of pain, and when the…

  • Flea-bitten kidney

    A kidney with small petechiae covering the surface, a pathological finding in bacterial endocarditis and some other systemic illnesses.  

  • Fatty kidney

    A kidney with fatty infiltration or degeneration of tubular, glomerular, or capsular epithelium, or of vascular connective tissue.  

  • Flash keratoconjunctivitis

    Painful keratoconjunctivitis resulting from exposure of the eyes to intense ultraviolet irradiation. Arc welders whose eyes are not properly protected will develop this acute condition.  

  • Fascicular keratitis

    A corneal ulcer resulting from phlyctenules that spread from limbus to the center of cornea accompanied by fascicle of blood vessels.  

  • Fruit juice

    The liquid expressed when fruit is compressed. Fruit juice contains water, vitamin C, sugars, pulp, minerals such as calcium, and varying amounts of acid and other biologically active chemicals.  

  • Flail joint

    A joint that is extremely relaxed, the distal portion of the limb being almost beyond the control of the will.  

  • False joint

    False joint formation subsequent to a fracture.  

  • Focal interval

    The distance between the anterior and posterior focal points of the eyes.