| bimana | <zoology> Animals having two hands; a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia. Origin: NL. See Bimanous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bimanous | <zoology> Having two hands; two-handed. Origin: L. Bis twice + manus hand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bimanual | Relating to, or performed by, both hands. Origin: bi-+ L. Manus, hand (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimanual percussion | Immediate percussion in which the finger of one hand taps the other hand; a form of mediate percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimanual version | Turning of the baby in utero, performed by the hands acting upon both extremities of the foetus; it may be external version or combined version. Synonym: bipolar version. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimastism | <anatomy> The condition of having two mammae or teats. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bimastoid | Relating to both mastoid processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimaxillary | Relating to both the right and left maxillae; sometimes used when describing something affecting both halves of the upper jaw. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion | The positioning of the entire dentition forward with respect to the facial profile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimaxillary protrusion | The excessive forward projection of both the maxilla and the mandible in relation to the cranial base. Synonym: double protrusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bimaxillary protrusive occlusion | An occlusion in which both the maxilla and mandible protrude, causing the long axes of the maxillary anterior teeth to be at an extremely acute angle to the mandibular teeth; may be secondary to a skeletal or dental deformity, or both; seen commonly in blacks. (05 Mar 2000) |