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Glossary of Surgery Terms
beginning with letter F
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female circumcision
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noun
  1. removal of the labia and clitoris of a young woman; regarded as mutilation in most societies
fistula
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noun (plural fistulas or fistulae)
  1. (medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
flap
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noun
  1. Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.
  2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
  3. a stir, scandal or controversy
The comment caused quite a in the newspapers.
  1. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or the flap of a wing
  2. A disease in the lips of horses.
fleam
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noun
  1. A sharp instrument used to open a vein for bleeding (Usually for bleeding horses).
  2. A lancet.
forceps
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noun (plural: )
  1. An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
freeze
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noun
  1. A period of intensely cold weather.
  2. (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
  3. (finance) A block on pay rises
verb (freezes, freezing, froze or rarely frore, frozen or rarely froren)
  1. (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
    • It didn't this winter, but last winter was very harsh.
      1. (context, intransitive, informal) To be very cold.
    • It's freezing in here!
      1. (intransitive) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
    • The pond has frozen over.
    • Vodka won't in there, but beer will.
      1. (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
    • Don't meat twice.
      1. (intransitive) To become motionless.
    • The squirrel froze when it saw the hawk overhead.
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