1. The coat of soft, fine hair of some mammals. 2. A layer of epithelial debris and fungal elements on the dorsum of the tongue. It is related more to neglected oral hygiene than to an underlying disease process. [M.E. furre, fr. O.Fr., fr. Germanic]
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5-fluorouracil and radiation; fluorouracil riboside; fluorouridine; follow-up report; furin membrane-associated receptor
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fur 'fər n, often attrib
1) the hairy coat of a mammal esp. when fine, soft, and thick
2) a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue
Medical dictionary. 2011.