Biology Dictionary

  • Fecal (brit faecal)

    Fecal (brit faecal)

    Relating to feces, the waste material eliminated from the body.

  • Fecal coliform bacteria (often shortened to fecal coliforms)

    Fecal coliform bacteria (often shortened to fecal coliforms)

    A group of bacteria commonly found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals, used as an indicator of fecal contamination in water.

  • Feces

    Feces

    Solid waste excreted from the digestive tract through the anus.

  • Fecula (pl feculae)

    Fecula (pl feculae)

    A starchy substance, especially the granular form of starch obtained from various plants.

  • Feedback inhibition

    Feedback inhibition

    A regulatory mechanism in which the output of a process inhibits the activity of an earlier step in the process to maintain homeostasis.

  • Felid

    Felid

    A member of the cat family (Felidae), including both domestic cats and wild cats.

  • Facilitated diffusion

    Facilitated diffusion

    A type of passive transport that uses membrane proteins to help the movement of molecules across the cell membrane without the need for energy.

  • Faciocervical

    Faciocervical

    Pertaining to both the face and the neck.

  • Faciolingual

    Faciolingual

    Referring to both the face and the tongue or the face and the lingual region of the mouth.

  • Facioplasty

    Facioplasty

    A surgical procedure to repair or reconstruct the facial features.