| Brodie, Sir Benjamin | <person> British surgeon, 1783-1862. See: Brodie's abscess, Brodie's bursa, Brodie's disease, Brodie's knee. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Alcock, Benjamin | <person> Irish anatomist, 1801-?. See: Alcock's canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Castleman, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1906-1982. See: Castleman's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gum benjamin | 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc, having a fragrant odour, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, C14H12O2, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. <botany> The spicebush (Lindera benzoin). Flowers of benzoin, benzoic acid. See Benzoic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sacks, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Physician, 1896-1939. See: Libman-Sacks endocarditis, Libman-Sacks syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Felson, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1913-1988. See: silhouette sign of Felson. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Franklin, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Physicist and statesman, 1706-1790. See: franklinic, Franklin spectacles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lowenberg, Benjamin | <person> French laryngologist, 1836-1905. See: Lowenberg's canal, Lowenberg's forceps, Lowenberg's scala. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brodie abscess | <radiology> Subacute osteomyelitis, distal end of long bones, well-defined, lytic, with or without sclerotic rim, treatment: open abscess, curette, pack with bone chips, prognosis: excellent after tx Differential diagnosis: osteoid osteoma, EG (12 Dec 1998) |
| Brodie, Charles Gordon | <person> Scottish anatomist and surgeon, 1860-1933. See: Brodie's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie fluid | An aqueous salt solution used in manometers designed for testing gas evolution or uptake, as in cell respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie's abscess | A chronic abscess of bone surrounded by dense fibrous tissue and sclerotic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie's bursa | <anatomy> Medial subtendinous bursa of gastrocnemius muscle. Synonym: bursa of semimembranosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie's disease | Chronic hypertrophic synovitis of the knee. Synonym: Brodie's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie's knee | Chronic hypertrophic synovitis of the knee. Synonym: Brodie's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie's ligament | <anatomy> A fibrous band running more or less obliquely from the greater to the lesser tuberosity of the humerus, bridging over the bicipital groove. Synonym: Brodie's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |