| bilabe | A forceps for seizing and removing urethral or small vesical calculi. Origin: bi-+ L. Labium, lip (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bilabiate | Two-lipped, for example of a corolla in which fusion of an anterior group and a posterior group of petals extends beyond the top of the corolla tube. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bilamellated | <botany> Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bilaminar blastoderm | The blastoderm of a young embryo when it consists of only two of the three primary germ layers it will ultimately have. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilateral | <anatomy> Having two sides or pertaining to both sides. Origin: L. Latus = side (18 Nov 1997) |
| bilateral adrenal mass | <radiology> Acute granulomatous disease (e.g., TB), metastases (bilateral in 15%), pheochromocytoma (bilateral in 10%), adrenal hyperplasia (adenoma), spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage (12 Dec 1998) |
| bilateral hermaphroditism | True hermaphroditism with an ovotestis on both sides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilateral hydronephrosis | <nephrology, urology> Refers to the bilateral enlargement of the renal pelvis and calyces of the kidneys. This is not a disease itself but a finding associated with a variety of disease states which interfere with the drainage of urine from the kidneys to the ureters and into the bladder. Examples include acute and chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy, vesicoureteric reflux, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, neurogenic bladder, bladder outlet obstruction and prune belly syndrome. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bilateral large kidneys | <radiology> Autosomal dominant (adult) polycystic disease, lymphoma Cf: other urographic patterns (12 Dec 1998) |
| bilateral left-sidedness | A syndrome in which normally unpaired organs develop more symmetrically in mirror image; two spleens, one on each side, are usually present, and cardiovascular anomalies are common. Synonym: polysplenia syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilateral mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of both breasts. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bilateral medial orbital ecchymoses | <clinical sign, ophthalmology> The appearance of the eyes produced by subconjunctival haemorrhage and/or periorbital ecchymosis. Synonym: bilateral medial orbital ecchymoses. (21 Jun 2000) |
| bilateral pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura on both sides of the thorax. Synonym: double pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilateral symmetry | <biology> Describes an organism which is divisible into equal mirror halves in one plane only. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bilateral synchrony | Electroencephalographic activity that is recorded over both hemispheres simultaneously; usually used in reference to spike and wave activity. (05 Mar 2000) |