| bass | Origin: A corruption of barse. <zoology> 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, especially. Of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes. (R. Chrysops); brass or yellow bass (R. Interruptus). 2. The two American fresh water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass. 3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass. 4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish. The name is also applied to many other fishes. See Calico bass, under Calico. 1. <botany> The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. 2. A hassock or thick mat. Origin: A corruption of bast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Bassen, Frank | <person> U.S. Physician, *1903. See: Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome | <syndrome> A rare congenital disorder that causes the body to not produce chylomicrons, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL). Individuals with this condition are unable to properly digest fats. Other findings include ataxia, peripheral neuropathy and other forms of nerve dysfunction. Treatment includes vitamin E. (27 Sep 1997) |
| basset | <geology> Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. Origin: Cf. OF. Basset somewhat low, dim. Of bas low. <geology> The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. <geology> To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets. Origin: Basseted; Basseting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| basset hound | <zoology> A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog. Origin: F. Basset. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Bassini | Edoardo, Italian surgeon, 1844-1924. See: Bassini's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bassini's operation | An operation for an inguinal hernia repair; after reduction of the hernia, the sac is twisted, ligated, and cut off, then a new inguinal canal is made by uniting the edge of the internal oblique muscle to the inguinal ligament, placing on this the cord, and covering the latter by the external oblique muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bassler | Anthony, U.S. Physician, 1874-1959. See: Bassler's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bassler's sign | <clinical sign> In chronic appendicitis, pinching the appendix between the thumb and the iliacus muscle causes sharp pain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bassora gum | A gum from Iran and Turkey, resembling tragacanth, acacia, and the gummy exudate of cherry and plum trees; used in making storax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bassorin | <chemistry> A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Origin: Cf. F. Bassorine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| basswood | <botany> The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree. "All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly." (Longfellow) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| black bass | <zoology> 1. An edible, fresh water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is M. Dolomiei; the largemouthed is M. Salmoides. 2. The sea bass. See Blackfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sea bass | <zoology> A large marine food fish (Serranus, or Centropristis, atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); called also white sea bass, and sea salmon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Morone americana, Sea Bass, Sea Basses, Temperate Basses, White Perch, Bass, Sea, Basses, Sea, Basses, Temperate, Perch, White
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soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork linden: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
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| bass d. |
deafness to certain low tones.
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| Bassen-Kornzweig s. |
abetalipoproteinemia.
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| Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome |
abetalipoproteinemia; see familial lipoprotein deficiency, under deficiency.
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| Basset's o. |
a method of dissecting the inguinal glands in radical operations for cancer of the vulva.
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| bass | nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes |
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| bass | the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments |
| bass | the lowest part of the musical range |
| bass | the lowest adult male singing voice |
| bass | the lowest part in polyphonic music |
| bass | any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) |
| bass | the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae |
| bass | an adult male singer with the lowest voice |
| bass | having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range |
| bass | a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet |
| bass | a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff |
| bass | a large drum with two heads |
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