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Vitamin
Glossary "F"
- fascia-
a fibrous membrane covering, supporting and
separating muscles. Unites the skin with underlying
tissue.
- fat-
adipose tissue of the body which serves as an energy
reserve. Also, in chemistry, a term used to describe
one of a group of organic compounds of fatty acids.
- fertilization-
the union of the ovum of a female with the male's
spermatozoon (the male sex cell carried in the
seminal discharge) resulting in the initiation of
the development of a new individual.
- fetus-
a term for the developing human usually ranging from
three months after conception to birth.
- fibroblasts-
cells that are the precursors of bone, collagen,
and other connective tissue cells, commonly known as
the healing cells.
- film badge
dosimeter- a dosimeter using photographic film
which is sensitive to hazardous high energy
radiation, such as x-rays. It is about the size of a
badge and is worn in a similar manner by x-ray
technicians, nuclear plant workers, and others
exposed to these hazards.
- fluid retention-
failure to eliminate fluids from the body because of
a high level of salt in the body, or a renal,
cardiac, or metabolic disease.
- free
radical- molecules containing an odd number
of electrons resulting in an open bond or half bond,
making them highly reactive and as a result,
potentially destructive.
- fungus-
a cellular organism that subsists on organic matter.
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The reader is cautioned
that this is not an all-inclusive reference, but a necessarily selective
source of information intended to suggest the scope of the issue
herein.
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