Formicant

(for' -mik-ant). Creeping, or moving with a small and feeble action;applied to the pulse when it is unequal and scarcely Simpson's Obstetric Forceps. With Poullet Tape-attachment for Axis-traction. of bullets, or other foreign bodies, from wounds. F., Spring, same as F, Catch. Forcible (for'-sib-l). With force or power. F. Extension. See Extension, Forcipate, Forcipated (for'-sip-at, -a-ted). In biology, forceps-like. Forcipre ure (for'-se-presh'-ur). The arrest of a minor hemorrhage by catching the end of the divided ve el with a pair of spring-forceps, the pre ure being kept up for 24-36 hours. Fore (for). Applied to the part that is in front or first. F.-arm, that part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. F. -brain, the anterior of the encephalic vesicles into which the primary nervous axis of the embryo divides at an early stage; at a later stage, the prosencephalon. F.-finger, the index finger. F.-foot, the foot of a fore-limb. F.-front, the forehead. F.-gut, the cavity in the raised cephalic end of the embryo, called also headgut. The rudimentary pharynx and duodenum, with the intermediate portions of the future alimentary canal, are included in the foregut. F.-head, that part of the face between the orbits of the eyes, the hair above, and the temples at the sides. F.-limb, the pectoral limb of an animal. F.-milk. 1. The colostrum, q. v. 2. The first part of the milk taken from the teat at any one milking. It is le rich in butter than is the after-milk, or strippings. F.-skin, the prepuce, q. v.; the term sometimes designates also the dewlap occasionally seen upon the throat of an aged person. F. -waters, a name sometimes given to that portion of the amniotic sac and its contents in advance of the presenting part in labor. perceptible.