a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions
fecal impaction
Noun
accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
folie a deux
Noun
the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)
frenzy
Noun
state of violent mental agitation
flaccid bladder
Noun
a urinary bladder disorder resulting from interruption of the reflex arc normally associated with voiding urine
familial hypercholesterolemia
Noun
congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
flag rank
Noun
the rank of a flag officer
fame
Noun
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
fame
Noun
favorable public reputation
faultiness
Noun
the state of being defective
favorable reception
Noun
acceptance as satisfactory
favourable reception
Noun
acceptance as satisfactory
fire and brimstone
Noun
in the Old Testament, God's means of destroying sinners
flawlessness
Noun
the state of being without a flaw or defect
fare-thee-well
Noun
state of perfection
full treatment
Noun
everything available
flaw
Noun
an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
flaw
Noun
defect or weakness in a person's character
flaw
Noun
an imperfection in an object or machine
flaw
Verb
add a flaw or blemish to
fool's paradise
Noun
an illusory state of wellbeing
fuddle
Noun
a confused multitude of things
fuddle
Verb
be confusing or perplexing to
fuddle
Verb
consume alcohol
fuddle
Verb
make stupid with alcohol
fresh start
Noun
an opportunity to start over without prejudice
feculence
Noun
something that is feculent
financial condition
Noun
the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
full employment
Noun
the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed
financial obligation
Noun
an obligation to pay money to another party
fug
Noun
(British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
food allergy
Noun
allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food
frizz
Noun
the condition of being formed into small tight curls
frizz
Verb
curl tightly
fettle
Noun
a state of fitness and good health
fettle
Verb
in pottery, to remove mold marks or sand from a casting
flittering scotoma
Noun
a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights
figural blindness
Noun
inability to see shapes and contours
frailness
Noun
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
feedstock
Noun
the raw material that is required for some industrial process
fluoroform
Noun
colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform)
floccule
Noun
a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
floc
Noun
a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
fullerene
Noun
a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
fulminic acid
Noun
(CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acid
fermium
Noun
a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
fluorine
Noun
a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens
francium
Noun
a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium