| blain | 1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister. "Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss." (Milton) 2. <veterinary> A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath. Origin: OE. Blein, bleyn, AS. Blgen; akin to Dan. Blegn, D. Blein; perh. Fr. The same root as E. Bladder. See Bladder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Blainville ears | Asymmetry in size or shape of the auricles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blainville, Henri Marie Ducrotay de | <person> French zoologist and anthropologist, 1777-1850. See: Blainville ears. (05 Mar 2000) |