| barium meal |
A special liquid solution that contains barium, which is highly visible on x-ray film. The patient drinks the solution, waits for a period of time, and then has x-rays taken of the intestines.
Ãâó: www.ehealthmd.com/library/colon-cancer/Colon-Cance...
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| Barr body |
A single condensed X chromosome. The Barr body is found in the nuclei of female somatic cells.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~B.html
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| bark |
outermost layer on a tree's trunk that protects the tree from injury.
Ãâó: https://www.uwsp.edu/natres/nres743/Glossary.htm
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| barren |
a forest ecosystem dominated by scrubby tree growth, dry soils, and woody shrubs.
Ãâó: https://www.uwsp.edu/natres/nres743/Glossary.htm
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| barotrauma |
A general term to describe a physical injury caused by a change in pressure.
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