Dictionary

Body systems

Anatomy and the conditions of each body system, from the heart and lungs to the skin.

fractureA break or crack in a bone.

frictionThe rubbing of one surface against another, such as skin against bed sheets.

friction rubA grating or scratching sound, heard with a stethoscope, made when two inflamed layers of tissue move against each other.

frontalRelating to the front of the body, or to the forehead and the bone or brain area behind it.

frontal lobeThe front part of the brain, behind the forehead, that handles planning, judgment, personality, speech and movement.

FSHFollicle-stimulating hormone: a pituitary hormone that helps control the ovaries and testes.

full-thicknessGoing through every layer of the skin, or every layer of another tissue such as the wall of an organ.

full-thickness burnA burn that destroys both layers of the skin, the epidermis and all of the dermis, and may reach the tissue below.

fundal heightThe distance in centimeters from the top of the pubic bone to the top of the uterus, measured during pregnancy.

fundusThe rounded top or base of a hollow organ, most often the top of the uterus.

fungal infectionAn infection caused by a fungus, such as a yeast or a mold.