| bion | <biology> The physiological individual, characterised by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon. Origin: Gr. Living, of to live. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bionavigation | <zoology> The ability of certain animals to navigate by instinct to specific sites, apparently without using any landmarks. Examples are salmon returning to the same rivers where they were born, birds returning to the same nesting sites after annual migrations, or Florida green tortoises finding the same beaches upon which to lay their eggs. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Biondi | Aldolpho, Italian pathologist, 1846-1917. See: Biondi-Heidenhain stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Biondi-Heidenhain stain | <technique> An obsolete stain for spirochetes, using acid fuchsin and orange G. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bionecrosis | <biology> The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Dead + way of life, fr. Life. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bionic | Relating to or developed from bionics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bionics | <study> The study of the structure and function of organisms in order to apply this knowledge to the creation or modification of mechanical or electronic devices. (13 Nov 1997) |
| bionomics | Synonym: bionomy. Synonym: ecology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bionomy | <study> The study of how living organisms function. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bionucleonics | <study> The study of how radioactive materials or rare stable chemical isotopes can be applied to biologic systems. (13 Nov 1997) |