Foot

1. The terminal extremity of the leg; one of the organs of locomotion. In bimana and quadruman a it consists of the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges, or toes. 2. The base of a microscope. 3. A measure of length equal to twelve inches or 30.479 cm. F. -clonus. See Clonus and Ankle-clonus. F.-bath, a pediluvium. F.-drop, a falling of the foot due to a paralysis of the flexors of the ankle. It is seen in neuritis. See Dropped Foot. F., Fungus. Madura Foot; Mycetoma; Ulcus grave. An endemic disease of India affecting the foot, which increases in size, this increase being attended with the develop in e n t of mammillated pustules, in each of which is deep-seated sinus.' Thea sinuses are lined by a distinct membrane, and Beer, f" contain characteristic stimulate the digestive secretions, as well as to the well known stimulants, tea, coffee, cocoa, alcohol, etc. "fish-roe bodies" of a Foods, Isodynamic. Those producing an equal white, yellowish, reddish, or blackish color. amount of heat. F., Plastic, proteids. F., bodies are comp ira tory, fats and carbohydrates. (The nomenclature of the last two rests upon an erroneous theory.) Hi posed mainly of fatty and F., Cla ification of (according to Yeo): caseous matters, the results of decomposition, 1. Albuminates. Nitrogenous substances having the same or nearly the same chemic composition encrusted with salts and as albumin. Examples. Albumin, fibrin, syntonin, myosin, globulin, casein, from the animal; gluten and legumin, the vegetable kingdom. (a). Subordinate nitrogenous substances referred to this cla , and known as (Gelatin. Gel a tige no us substances,-! Casein. (.Chondrin. 2. Fats, or Hydro-carbons, containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; the proportion of oxygen being insufficient to convert all the hydrogen into water. Examples. Olein, stearin, margarin. (Butter is a familiar one.) 3. Carbo-hydrates, containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; the two latter elements in the proportion to form water. Examples. Starch, dextrin, cane-sugar, grape-sugar, lactose or milk-sugar. (a). The Vegetable acids, oxalic, tartaric, citric, malic, acetic, and lactic, are by some authors referred to this cla . Inorganic 4. Mineral. Water. Salts. Sodium and pota ium chlorids, cakium and magnesium phosphates, iron, etc. F., Complete, a food that contains all the alimentary Foot, Plantar Aspect. Inferior surface of neum. 2. Inner tuberosity. 3. Outer tuberosity. 4.