| Thorn, George | <person> U.S. Physician, *1906. See: Thorn test, Thorn's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| but-thorn | <zoology> The common European starfish (Asterias rubens). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| glasstonbury thorn | <botany> A variety of the common hawthorn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| willow-thorn | <botany> A thorny European shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) resembling a willow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thorn | <plant biology> A modified plant organ, especially a stem, that is stiffened and terminates in a sharp point. (09 Oct 1997) |
| thorn apple | datura stramonium |
| thorn apple crystals | Ammonium urate crystal's in the shape of rounded bodies with many projecting points. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thorn-headed | Having a head armed with thorns or spines. <zoology> Thorn-headed worm, any worm of the order Acanthocephala. Synonym: thornhead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Thorn's syndrome | A rare disorder resulting from renal tubular damage of a variety of aetiologies; mimics adrenocortical insufficiency in that abnormal renal loss of sodium chloride occurs, accompanied by hyponatraemia, azotemia, acidosis, dehydration, and vascular collapse. Synonym: salt-losing syndrome, Thorn's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thorn test | A putative test of adrenal cortical function; stimulation of a normally functioning adrenal cortex by the adrenocorticotrophic hormone is followed by a reduction in the number of circulating eosinophils and lymphocytes and an increase in the excretion of uric acid. The test lacks sufficient specificity and is rarely used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bachman, George | <person> U.S. Parasitologist, *1890. See: Bachman-Pettit test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bachmann, Jean George | <person> U.S. Physiologist, 1877-1959. See: Bachmann's bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baehr, George | <person> U.S. Physician, 1887-1978. See: Baehr-Lohlein lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beadle, George | <person> An American geneticist who won the Nobel Prize in 1958 with Edward Tatum for showing that genes are responsible for controlling the production of enzymes. Lived: 1903-1991. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Blumer, George | <person> U.S. Physician, 1858-1940. See: Blumer's shelf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brewer, George | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1861-1939. See: Brewer's infarcts. (05 Mar 2000) |