| boldoglucin | A glycoside from boldus; a cholagogue and diuretic. Synonym: boldoglucin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| boldu | <botany> A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| boldus | The leaves of Boldu boldus or Peumus boldus (family Monimiaceae), an evergreen shrub of Chile; used in various disturbances of liver function. Synonym: boldo. Origin: Chilean (05 Mar 2000) |
| bole | The trunk of a tree, below the lowest branch. Compare: canopy. (09 Oct 1997) |
| boletic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or obtained from, the Boletus. Boletic acid, an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius, variety pseudo-igniarius. Same as Fumaric acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| boletic acid | An obsolete term for fumaric acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| boletus | <botany> A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous. Origin: L. Boletus, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Boley gauge | A caliper-type gauge graduated in millimeters used to measure the thickness of various dental materials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bolivian haemorrhagic fever | A febrile illness similar to Argentinian haemorrhagic fever but caused by the Machupo virus, a member of Arenaviridae. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Bolivian haemorrhagic fever virus | A member of the Arenavirus group of single-stranded RNA viruses also known as Machupo virus; primary reservoir in rodents; produces multiple abnormalities in coagulation system including widespread capillary leak syndrome, which can be fatal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| boll | 1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form. 2. A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. Avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels. [Sometimes spelled bole. Origin: OE. Bolle boll, bowl, AS. Bolla. See Bowl a vessel. To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed. "The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled." (Ex. Ix. 31) Origin: Bolled. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Boll's cells | Basal cell's in the lacrimal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Boll, Franz | <person> German histologist and physiologist, 1849-1879. See: Boll's cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bollard | An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes. Bollard timber, a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its end. Origin: Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and Pollard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bolling | A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard. Origin: Cf. Bole stem of a tree, and Poll. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |