Fon´ta-nelle´´. Any one of the unossified spots on the cranium of a young infant. It is so named because it rises and falls like a fountain.
Fo-ra´men. A hole or perforation, especially a hole in a bone.
Four-chette´. The fold of mucous membrane at the posterior junction of the labia majora.
Fræ´num (or fre´num). A fold of the integument or of the mucous membrane that checks, curbs, or limits the movements of an organ in part—as the frænum of the tongue.
Func´tion. The normal or proper action of an organ or set of organs.
Func´tion-al. Of or pertaining to a function.
Fun´dus. The base or part of a hollow organ remotest from its mouth.
Ga-lac´tor-rhœ´´a. Excessive secretion of milk.
Ga-vage´. Feeding by the stomach tube; also the therapeutic use of a very full diet.
Gen´it-als. The reproductive organs.