Research Consent Glossary
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Fallopian Tube - Tube attached to the uterus down which the egg travels from the ovary to the uterus
Fasting Blood - Sugar Blood test used to measure the amount of sugar in the blood after not eating or drinking for a set amount of time
FDA U.S. - Food and Drug Administration, the branch of federal government which approves new drugs
Feces - Material excreted during bowel movement
Femoral - Having to do with the thigh area
Femoropopliteal - Surgery to make a passageway from one artery to another in the leg
Femur - Thigh bone
Fetus - Unborn baby from 9 weeks after it is formed until it is born
Fibrillation - Fast uncontrolled heart beat
Fibroid Tumor - Growth made up of fibrous tissue
Fibula - The lower leg bone behind the shin
Fimbria - Tissue that looks like a fringe on the end of the uterine tubes
Fine - Having thin jaws or tips, such as a tool used for delicate or small procedures
Fissure - Crack or groove in tissue
Fits criteria - Is suited, is suitable, is a good candidate
Flatus - Passing gas
Flexion - Bent position of the arm or leg
Flurorescein - Use of a dye to outline blood vessels on an x-ray
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption (FT A-ABS) - Blood test used to detect syphilis
Forceps - Tool with two blades and a handle used for handling tissue or dressings
Foreskin - Fold of skin that covers the penis and is removed in circumcision
Fracture - Broken bone
Frontal - Dividing the body to make a front and back
FTA-ABST test - See fluorescent treponemal antibody absorpton (FTA-ABS) test
Fulguration - Use of electric sparks to remove tissue such as tumors
Function - How it works, what it does
Fundus - Top of the uterus; or back of the eye
Fungal - Having to do with fungi
Fungal test - Test used to detect and identify a fungus
Fungi - More than one fungus
Fungus - Type of living organisms, such as yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, some of which cause infection and some of which look like plants
Furuncle - Painful skin boil
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