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fabella (plural: fabellae)
Small sesamoid bone occasionally found in the area of the knee.
facultative parasite
A parasite whose life cycle can be completed without a parasitic phase, but which may optionally include a parasitic phase under certain circumstances.
fallopian tubes
Uterine tubes or oviducts.
familial
Running in a family line; occurring in a family line with greater frequency than by chance alone.
farcy
A form of glanders that affects the skin; characterized by nodules, ulcers, and swollen lymph nodes and lymphatic channels, most often involving the legs or abdomen.
farrier
One that shoes horses.
[Obsolete French ferrier, from Latin ferrarius, of iron, blacksmith, from ferrum, iron.]
--far'ri-er-y
fasciae (singular: fascia)
Sheets of fibrous tissue that ensheath the muscles and define their shape.
fasciculations
Frequent small, localized muscle contractions.
fat-soluble vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
fauna
fau-na (fon)n.pl. fau-nas or fau-nae (-ne). 1. Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group. 2. A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period.[Late Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus.]--fau'nal adj. --fau'nal-ly adv.
febrile
Having a fever.
fecal flotation
Laboratory procedure for identification of parasite eggs in a fecal specimen.
feminization
Development of certain female sex characteristics in a male.
femur
Thigh bone.
feral
Wild; untamed.
fermentable
Able to be digested by intestinal microorganisms.
fetal resorption
Disintegration of the fetus while in the uterus.
fetlock joint
The joint between the long pastern bone and the cannon bone (ankle).
fever
Arise in body temperature caused by a change in the thermoregulatory set-point in the brain; usually caused by disease.
fibrin
An insoluble protein that forms the nucleus of a blood clot.
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