| Billroth's venae cavernosae | Small tributaries of the splenic vein in the pulp of the spleen. Synonym: Billroth's venae cavernosae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Billroth, C A Theodor | <person> Austrian surgeon, 1829-1894. See: Billroth's cords, Billroth's operation I, Billroth's operation II, Billroth's venae cavernosae, Billroth I anastomosis, Billroth II anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| billy goat | A male goat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bilobectomy | Surgical excision of two lobes (of the lung). (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilobed | Having two lobes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilobed flap | A flap consisting of two lobes at approximately right angles, based on a common pedicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilobular | Having two lobules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilocular | Having two cavities. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bilocular femoral hernia | A femoral hernia with two sacs, the first being in the femoral canal, and the second passing through a defect in the superficial fascia and appearing immediately beneath the skin. Synonym: bilocular femoral hernia, Hey's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilocular joint | One in which the intra-articular disk is complete, dividing the joint into two distinct cavities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilocular stomach | A condition in which there is a central constriction of the wall of the stomach dividing it into two cavities, cardiac and pyloric. Synonym: bilocular stomach, ectasia ventriculi paradoxa. Leather-bottle stomach, marked thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall, with reduced capacity of the lumen although often without obstruction; nearly always due to scirrhous carcinoma, as in linitis plastica. Synonym: sclerotic stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilokinase | <enzyme> Pharmacological action: fibrinolytic agents Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| bilophodont | Having two longitudinal ridges on the premolar and molar teeth; designating certain animals, such as the kangaroo. Origin: bi-+ G. Lophos, ridge, + odous, tooth (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilsted | <botany> See Sweet gum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |