Category: F

Very light friction with the hand in massage.  

The presence of yellow cerebrospinal fluid that coagulates rapidly. This is associated with any condition in which the fluid in the spinal canal is prevented from mixing with the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles  

Flatness of the face resulting from intranasal disease.  

The material from which glass or the glazed portion of pottery is made.  

Incapable of being destroyed by low temperature.  

Sudden collapse of the cervical veins that were previously distended at each diastole. The cause is an adherent pericardium.  

A special bandage for supporting and immobilizing the scrotum.  

A mixture of killed microorganisms, usually mycobacteria, in an oil and water emulsion. The material is administered to induce antibody formation. Because the oil retards absorption of the mixture, the antibody response is much greater than if the killed microorganisms were administered alone.  

A prism that can be applied to an eyeglass lens to correct double vision (e.g., in patients with ocular nerve palsies or difficulties with ocular convergence).  

A magnifying glass that distorts vision, preventing the eye from fixating. Under its influence spontaneous and gaze-specific nystagmus can be precisely evaluated.