| bicallous | <botany> Having two callosities or hard spots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bicameral | Having two chambers; denoting especially an abscess divided by a more or less complete septum. Origin: bi-+ L. Camera, chamber (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicameral abscess | An abscess with two separate cavities or chambers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicanalicular sphincter | A sphincter encircling two canals, such as the terminal portions of the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| BICAP cautery | A form of bipolar electrocoagulation frequently used to arrest gastrointestinal bleeding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicapsular | <botany> Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bicarbonate | <chemistry> A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; sometimes called supercarbonate. They are an important factor in determining the pH of the blood and the concentration of bicarbonate ions is regulated by the kidney. Levels in the blood are an index of the alkali reserve or buffering capacity. Pharmacological action: buffers. (27 Jun 1999) |
| bicarbonate ATPase | <enzyme> Anion sensitive Registry number: EC 3.6.1.- Synonym: hco(3)-atpase, atpase, bicarbonate, cl atpase, atpase, chloride, chloride-bicarbonate atpase, anion-sensitive atpase (26 Jun 1999) |
| bicarburetted | <chemistry> Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule. Origin: Pref. Bi- + carbureted. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bicardiogram | The composite curve of an electrocardiogram representing the combined effects of the right and left ventricles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicarinate | <biology> Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses. Origin: Pref. Bi- + carinate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bicellular | Having two cells or subdivisions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicephalous | Having two heads. Origin: Pref. Bi- + cephalous: cf. F. Bicephale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bicephalus | Symmetrical conjoined twins with two separate heads. See: conjoined twins. Synonym: bicephalus, diplocephalus. Origin: G. Di-, two, + kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| biceps | <anatomy> A muscle having two heads or origins; applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh. Origin: L, two-headed; bis twice + caput head. See Capital. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |