| becanthone hydrochloride | 1-[2-[Ethyl(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)amino]ethyl]amino-4-methylthioxanthen-9-one;a schistosomicide. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| becard | <zoology> A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| beccafico | Origin: It, fr. Beccare to peck + fico fig. <zoology> A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| beche de mer | <zoology> The trepang. Origin: F, lit, a sea spade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bechic | A drug that stops a cough. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Bechterew's band | A band of horizontal myelinated fibres in the most superficial part of the third layer of the isocortex. Synonym: Bechterew's band, layer of Bechterew, line of Bechterew, line of Kaes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bechterew's disease | Arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column; marked by nodular deposits at the edges of the intervertebral disks with ossification of the ligaments and bony ankylosis of the intervertebral articulations, it results in a rounded kyphosis with rigidity. Synonym: Bechterew's disease, poker back, Strumpell's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bechterew's nucleus | See: vestibular nucleus. Synonym: nucleus centralis tegmenti superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bechterew's sign | <clinical sign> Paralysis of automatic facial movements, the power of voluntary movement being retained. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bechterew, Vladimir von | <person> Russian neurologist, 1857-1927. See: Bechterew's band, Bechterew's disease, layer of Bechterew, Bechterew's nucleus, Bechterew's sign, line of Bechterew, band of Kaes-Bechterew, Bechterew-Mendel reflex, Mendel-Bechterew reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bechterew-Mendel reflex | Percussion of the dorsum of the foot causes flexion of the toes; present in a pyramidal lesion. Synonym: dorsum pedis reflex, Mendel-Bechterew reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beck's method | A permanent opening into the stomach made from its greater curvature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beck's triad | The rising venous pressure, falling arterial pressure, and decreased heart sounds of pericardial tamponade. Synonym: Beck's triad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beck, Claude | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1894-1971. See: Beck's triad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beck, Emil | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1866-1932. See: Beck's method. (05 Mar 2000) |