| beshow | <zoology> A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast. Synonym: candlefish. Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| beshrew | To curse; to execrate. "Beshrew me, but I love her heartily." (Shak) Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay even with some tenderness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Besnier's prurigo | An atopic form which may be associated with asthma, hay fever, or other allergic conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Besnier, Ernest | <person> French dermatologist, 1831-1909. See: Besnier's prurigo, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease | <disease> Disease of unknown aetiology in which there are chronic inflammatory granulomatous lesions in lymph nodes and other organs. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome | <disease> Disease of unknown aetiology in which there are chronic inflammatory granulomatous lesions in lymph nodes and other organs. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Besnoitia | A genus of protozoan parasites (family Besnoitiidae, class Sporozoea), closely related to Toxoplasma, that localise in subcutaneous, connective, serous, and other tissues and are surrounded by a heavy, nucleated wall of host tissue, forming a cyst; hosts include domestic ruminants, reindeer, caribou, rodents, opossums, and reptiles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Besnoitia bennetti | A species occurring in horses and asses in North America and Africa, and causing a chronic disease with scabbing, scarring, and thickening of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Besnoitia besnoiti | A species causing besnoitiasis of cattle, goats, and larger antelopes in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia; it primarily causes a chronic low-grade infection; mechanical transmission is by bloodsucking tabanid horseflies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Besnoitia tarandi | A species occurring in reindeer and caribou, giving rise to a condition called "cornmeal disease" because of the granular nature of the lesions on the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| besnoitiasis | A disease of cattle primarily caused by Besnoitia besnoiti. Cysts occur chiefly in the connective tissue of the skin, nasal mucous membranes, and serous membranes. Following a febrile stage, depilatory and seborrheic changes occur in the skin. Synonym: besnoitiosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Besnoitiidae | A family of protozoan parasites, similar to those of the family Toxoplasmatidae, to which the genus Besnoitia belong. (05 Mar 2000) |
| besnoitiosis | A disease of cattle primarily caused by Besnoitia besnoiti. Cysts occur chiefly in the connective tissue of the skin, nasal mucous membranes, and serous membranes. Following a febrile stage, depilatory and seborrheic changes occur in the skin. Synonym: besnoitiosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| best | Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability. at best, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short. For best, finally. "Those constitutions . . . Are now established for best, and not to be mended." . To get the best of, to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly. To make the best of. To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. "Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them." . To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Best's carmine stain | <technique> A method for the demonstration of glycogen in tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |