| bail | 1. (Usually pl) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. Alternative forms: bayle. 2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court. 3. A certain limit within a forest. 4. A division for the stalls of an open stable. 5. The top or cross piece (or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket. Origin: OF. Bail, baille. See Bailey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Baillarger's bands | Two laminae of white fibres that course parallel to the surface of the cerebral cortex and are visible as outer and inner line's in sections cut perpendicular to the surface; the line of Gennari in the calcarine cortex represents the outer of these lines. Synonym: Baillarger's bands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baillarger's lines | Two laminae of white fibres that course parallel to the surface of the cerebral cortex and are visible as outer and inner line's in sections cut perpendicular to the surface; the line of Gennari in the calcarine cortex represents the outer of these lines. Synonym: Baillarger's bands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baillarger, Jules | <person> French neurologist, 1809-1890. See: Baillarger's bands, Baillarger's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bailliart's ophthalmodynamometer | An instrument used to measure the blood pressure of the central retinal artery; of value in diagnosing occlusion of the proximal carotid artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bailliart, Paul | <person> French ophthalmologist, 1877-1969. See: Bailliart's ophthalmodynamometer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bainbridge reflex | An increase in heart rate caused by a rise in pressure of the blood in the right atrium due to increased flow and/or pressure in the great veins at its entrance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bainbridge, Francis | <person> English physiologist, 1874-1921. See: Bainbridge reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bait | 1. Any substance, especially. Food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net. 2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. 3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. 4. A light or hasty luncheon. <zoology> Bait bug, a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura. Origin: Icel. Beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. Bat food, Sw. Bete. See Bait. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |