Category: F

  • Freegan

    A person adhering to a vegan lifestyle who acquires food through means outside the conventional economic system, typically by cultivating it themselves, engaging in barter exchanges, or salvaging it from waste bins of restaurants or supermarkets.  

  • Free flap facial surgery

    The process of reconstructing the face by utilizing skin derived from a different region of the patient’s own body.  

  • Free flap

    A segment of tissue is separated from its vascular network, meticulously relocated to a different area of the body, and surgically reconnected using microsurgery techniques to establish a new blood supply.  

  • Fragility fracture

    A fracture originating from a fall from a height no greater than standing position, indicating that an individual with robust bone health would typically not experience a bone fracture under such circumstances.  

  • Foraminotomy

    A surgical procedure aimed at relieving pressure on nerves within a foramen, frequently performed in conjunction with the removal of a spinal disk.  

  • Food irradiation methods

    A technique employing radiant energy to eradicate microorganisms present in food, thereby prolonging the duration during which the food remains safe and suitable for consumption.  

  • FMR-1 gene

    A gene located on the X chromosome, with its precise function remaining unclear. However, there is speculation that this gene contributes to brain development.  

  • Fluorescent antibody test

    A diagnostic test in which a fluorescent dye is combined with an antibody to facilitate detection and analysis.  

  • Fluorescein dye

    An orange-colored dye utilized to enhance the visibility of blood vessels in the retina during fluorescein angiography.  

  • Flow meter

    Device for measuring the rate of a gas (especially oxygen) or liquid.