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Forceps delivery
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Forceps delivery A delivery in which a hinged, tonglike device (called a forceps) is used to pull out a baby's head.
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Delivery
See drug delivery.
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Forced expiratory volume
The volume of air that can be forced out taking a deep breath, an important measure of pulmonary function. The forced expiratory volume in the first second is the FEV1.
Forceps
Instrument used for removal of teeth.
Forceps, obstetrical
An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or to cope with problems of fetal distress or fetal position. The decision to use forceps or do a C-section must be made by an obstetrician.
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Fine motor skills
The muscle control required to make small, precise movements, such as picking up a raisin or pushing a button.
Floppy infant syndrome
Limp, slack muscles in an infant often caused by neuromuscular disease (Werdnig-Hoffman disease, myasthenia gravis, myotonic dystrophy, or muscular dystrophy). In a child who is otherwise healthy and meeting normal developmental milestones, hypotonia can mean simply low muscle tone and increased flexibility or laxity of ligaments; in one who is severely ill it can mean an inability to sit up, crawl, walk, eat correctly, etc.
Follicle stimulating hormone
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of eggs in the ovaries.
Follicles
Each month several of these small egg-containing cavities develop on the ovary of an ovulating woman. Each cavity contains a single immature egg; ovulation occurs when a follicle (or sometimes more than one) ruptures and releases an egg.
Fontanel
The soft spots on a baby's head that, during birth, enable the soft bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the head to pass through the birth canal. Fontanels are completely hardened by a child's second birthday.
Forceps delivery
Foreskin
The flap of skin that normally covers the head of the penis; it is removed when a baby is circumcised.
Formula
An alternative to breast milk, baby formula is usually milk-based but is also made from soy products.
Fraternal twins
Born at the same time but resulting from the fertilization of two different eggs, fraternal twins are no more genetically similar than siblings; identical twins result from the division of one fertilized egg and are genetically identical.
Full-term
A baby born between 38 and 42 weeks' gestation.
Fundal height
The distance between the top of a pregnant woman's uterus (called thefundus) to her pubic bone. Measured to determine fetal age.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Delivery
See drug delivery.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Forced expiratory volume
The volume of air that can be forced out taking a deep breath, an important measure of pulmonary function. The forced expiratory volume in the first second is the FEV1.
Forceps
Instrument used for removal of teeth.
Forceps, obstetrical
An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or to cope with problems of fetal distress or fetal position. The decision to use forceps or do a C-section must be made by an obstetrician.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Fine motor skills
The muscle control required to make small, precise movements, such as picking up a raisin or pushing a button.
Floppy infant syndrome
Limp, slack muscles in an infant often caused by neuromuscular disease (Werdnig-Hoffman disease, myasthenia gravis, myotonic dystrophy, or muscular dystrophy). In a child who is otherwise healthy and meeting normal developmental milestones, hypotonia can mean simply low muscle tone and increased flexibility or laxity of ligaments; in one who is severely ill it can mean an inability to sit up, crawl, walk, eat correctly, etc.
Follicle stimulating hormone
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of eggs in the ovaries.
Follicles
Each month several of these small egg-containing cavities develop on the ovary of an ovulating woman. Each cavity contains a single immature egg; ovulation occurs when a follicle (or sometimes more than one) ruptures and releases an egg.
Fontanel
The soft spots on a baby's head that, during birth, enable the soft bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the head to pass through the birth canal. Fontanels are completely hardened by a child's second birthday.
Forceps delivery
Foreskin
The flap of skin that normally covers the head of the penis; it is removed when a baby is circumcised.
Formula
An alternative to breast milk, baby formula is usually milk-based but is also made from soy products.
Fraternal twins
Born at the same time but resulting from the fertilization of two different eggs, fraternal twins are no more genetically similar than siblings; identical twins result from the division of one fertilized egg and are genetically identical.
Full-term
A baby born between 38 and 42 weeks' gestation.
Fundal height
The distance between the top of a pregnant woman's uterus (called thefundus) to her pubic bone. Measured to determine fetal age.
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