F

Fecal.—Pertaining to feces.

Feces.—Matter discharged from the bowels; bowel movement.

Fermentation.—Decomposition produced in an organic substance by the action of certain living agents.

Fission.—The process by which a cell divides into two parts.

Flagellum (pl. flagella).—A long hair-like appendage, by the action of which certain micro-organisms are enabled to move.

Flex.—To bend at a joint.

Fomentation.[See Stupe.]

G

Gastric Juice.—The fluid secreted by the glands of the stomach.