Medical term:
foci
focus
[fo´kus] (pl. fo´ci) (L.)1. the point of convergence of light rays or sound waves.
2. the chief center of a morbid process.
Ghon focus the primary parenchymal lesion of primary pulmonary tuberculosis in children; when associated with a corresponding lymph node focus, it is known as the primary or Ghon complex. Called also Ghon tubercle.
grid focus in radiology, a determination made by drawing an imaginary line from the outside of the width of the grid to where it intersects with a centering point. Called also grid radius.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
fo·ci
(fō'sī),Plural of focus.
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foci
(fō′sī′, -kī′)n.
A plural of focus.
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foci
Plural of focus. While this is generally pronounced in the UK as it is in the US, there exists a less common UK-specific pronunciation, which is usually used at an academic level.Medspeak-UK: pronounced, faux KAI
Medspeak-US: pronounced, faux SAI
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foci
Plural of focusMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
focil
An obsolete term that dignifies either of the two bones of the forearm (radius or ulna) or of the lower leg (fibula or tibia).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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