Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

female urethral meatus
See 
female urethral
opening.
female urethral opening
The external opening
of the transport tube that leads from the bladder to
discharge urine outside the body in a female. The
urethra in a female is shorter than the urethra in the
male. The meatus (opening) of the female urethra
is below the clitoris and just above the opening of
the vagina.
femoral
Having to do with the femur.
femoral artery
The continuation of the external
iliac artery after it passes under the inguinal liga-
ment. The femoral arteries supply oxygenated blood
from the heart to the lower extremities.
femoral vein
The large vein in the groin that
passes with the femoral artery under the inguinal
ligament to enter the abdomen, at which point it
becomes the external iliac vein. The femoral vein is
a continuation of the popliteal vein, and it carries
blood back to the heart from the lower extremities.
femur
The single bone in the thigh, which is the
largest bone in the human body. Also known as the
thighbone.
fenestration
The creation of a new opening.
From the Latin for “the making of a window.”
ferritin
The major protein concerned with iron
storage. The blood ferritin level serves as an indica-
tor of the amount of iron stored in the body, and it
can become elevated due to the presence of condi-
tions featuring significant inflammation.
fertile
Able to conceive and bear offspring. Also
known as fecund.
fertility
The ability to conceive and bear chil-
dren, the ability to become pregnant through nor-
mal sexual activity.
fertilization
The process of combining the male
gamete, or sperm, with the female gamete, or ovum.
The product of fertilization is a cell called a zygote.