| birth rate |
the number of babies born annually per 1,000 women of reproductive age in any given set of people.
Ãâó: www.nrdc.org/reference/glossary/b.asp
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| birth defect |
any defect present at birth; sometimes referred to as congenital.
Ãâó: www.cardiogenetics.org/glossary.asp
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| biramous |
Arthropod appendages that are biramous have two branches, an outer branch and an inner branch. These branches may have separate functions; in crustaceans, for instance, the inner branch of a leg is used for walking, while the outer branch may be paddle-shaped or feathery and often functions as a gill. Contrast with uniramous.
Ãâó: paleo.cortland.edu/tutorial/Glossary/glossary.htm
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| birefringence |
The appearence under the microscope of congo red staining of amyloid.
Ãâó: bse.airtime.co.uk/defb.htm
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| birth |
As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezek. 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; Luke 2:7, 12). A Hebrew mother remained forty days in seclusion after the birth of a son, and after the birth of a daughter double that number of days. At the close of that period she entered into the tabernacle or temple and offered up a sacrifice of purification (Lev. 12:1-8; Luke 2:22). ...
Ãâó: www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.b.html
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