Glossary Term - F
Alphabetical glossary of health & disability services, health terms and general MidCentral District Health Board information.
Family Violence
Fasting
Not eating or drinking. Some people fast for religious reasons. In hospital, you have to fast for a certain amount of time before an anesthetic.
Femur
The medical word for thighbone – the longest bone in your body. The top of the thighbone connects with your hip in a ‘ball and socket’ joint and the bottom connects with your knee in a ‘hinge’ joint.
Fibula
One of the bones in your lower leg. The fibula is much thinner than your shinbone (tibia) and doesn’t connect with your knee. Instead it forms part of your ankle. It’s main purpose is to give the muscles a place to connect.
Finance
Forensic Services
Funding Division
Fracture
When you break a bone in your body, it’s called a fracture. There are lots of different types of fracture – some are simple fractures where the bone breaks but doesn’t come through your skin, but others are complicated fractures which need to be pinned together to make them heal properly.
Fractionation
refers to the breaking up of the total dose of radiation into smaller parts.
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Last Updated 17/10/2007