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foam
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foam (fōm)
1. a dispersion of a gas in a liquid or solid.
2. frothy saliva.
3. to produce or cause production of such a substance.foam“y

foam
[fōm]
Etymology: A.S. f ā. m
1  n. a dispersion of gas in a liquid or solid, such as pumice or whipped cream.
2  n. frothy saliva, produced particularly on exertion or pathologically.
3  v. to produce or cause production of such a substance.

foam
frothy liquid, e.g. from the nostrils of an animal with terminal pulmonary edema, in the rumen of the cow with frothy bloat.

foam cell
vacuolated histiocytes.
foam cell pneumonia
see endogenous lipid pneumonia.
foam test
fresh urine is shaken vigorously. A yellow-green foam is indicative of bilirubinuria.


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