Field

{field) [ME., feeld\ I. An open space or area. 2. The field of vision. F. of Fixation. See Fixation. F. Magnetic, the portion of space about a magnet in which its action is felt. F. of a Microscope, the area that can be seen through a microscope at one time. F. of Vision, the space in which the patient can see when the eye is steadily fixed on the object held in the direct line of vision. Fifth Nerve. See Trifacial. F. Ventricle. See Ventricle. Fig. See Ficus. F.-wart, a moist condyloma. F.-wort, the herb Scrophularia nodosa, an alterative, diuretic, and anodyne. It is sometimes used in the form of an ointment for piles. Dose of the fld. ext. f^ -j (2.0-4.0). Unof. 277