| Brodie fluid | An aqueous salt solution used in manometers designed for testing gas evolution or uptake, as in cell respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
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| Brodie, Charles Gordon | <person> Scottish anatomist and surgeon, 1860-1933. See: Brodie's ligament. (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, Sir Benjamin | <person> British surgeon, 1783-1862. See: Brodie's abscess, Brodie's bursa, Brodie's disease, Brodie's knee. (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) |
| Brodie, Thomas Gregor | <person> British physiologist, 1866-1916. See: Brodie fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allantoic fluid | The fluid within the allantoic cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic fluid | <anatomy, obstetrics> The fluid that surrounds the developing foetus within the amniotic sac. This environment cushions the baby from injury and plays an important role in foetal development. (05 Feb 1998) |
| amniotic fluid embolism | Obstruction and constriction of pulmonary blood vessels by amniotic fluid entering the maternal circulation, causing obstetric shock. See: amniotic fluid syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic fluid syndrome | <syndrome> Pulmonary embolic phenomena thought to be due to infusion of amniotic fluid containing epithelial squames into maternal blood vessels; shock ensues and sudden death may occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascitic fluid | The serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier | A barrier located at the tight junctions which surround and connect the cuboidal epithelial cells on the surface of the choroid plexus; capillaries and connective tissue stroma of the choroid do not represent a barrier to protein tracers or dyes. (05 Mar 2000) |