| bursula | A small pouch or bag. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of Mediev. L. Bursa, purse (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bursula testium | Archaic term for scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| burt | <zoology> See Birt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Burton's line | A bluish line on the free border of the gingiva, occurring in lead poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burton, Henry | <person> English physician, 1799-1849. See: Burton's line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Buruli ulcer | An ulcer of the skin, with widespread necrosis of subcutaneous fat, due to infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans; occurs in Uganda in persons living on the Nile river banks. Origin: Buruli, district in Uganda (05 Mar 2000) |
| burundi | A republic in eastern africa bounded on the north by rwanda and on the south by tanzania. It was formerly called urundi. Its capital is bujumbura. With ruanda it was part of the belgian trust territory of ruanda-urundi from 1919 to 1962 when it was divided into two independent countries, burundi and rwanda. The name comes from the name of the people, the barundi: ba- is the prefix for the people, bu- is the prefix for the country. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bury | 1. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands. "And all their confidence Under the weight of mountains buried deep." (Milton) 2. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume. "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father." (Matt. Viii. 21) "I'll bury thee in a triumphant grave." (Shak) 3. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife. "Give me a bowl of wine In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius. <zoology>" (Shak) Burying beetle, the general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe Necrophaga; the sexton beetle; so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them. The larvae feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers. To bury the hatchet, to lay aside the instruments of war, and make peace; a phrase used in allusion to the custom observed by the North American Indians, of burying a tomahawk when they conclude a peace. Synonym: To intomb, inter, inhume, inurn, hide, cover, conceal, overwhelm, repress. Origin: OE. Burien, birien, berien, AS. Byrgan; akin to beorgan to protect, OHG. Bergan, G. Bergen, Icel. Bjarga, Sw. Berga, Dan. Bierge, Goth. Bairgan. Cf. Burrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Bury's disease | A chronic symmetrical eruption of flattened nodules, of a pinkish or purplish colour, occurring in plaques on the buttocks and extensors of wrists, elbows, and knees, becoming fibrotic and finally scarring; early lesions show necrotizing vasculitis with fibrinoid or lipid deposits in vessel walls. Synonym: Bury's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bury, Judson | <person> English dermatologist, 1852-1944. See: Bury's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| burrow |
a hollowed-out area in the ground where an animal such as a rabbit or mouse lives
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| bursitis |
inflammation of the bursa causing swelling and pain
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| burnishing |
The formation of shiny areas on a painted surface, as a result of rubbing or washing.
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| bursa |
a sac filled with fluid located between a bone and a tendon or muscle.
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| bursa |
a protective, fluid-filled sac around a ligament, tendon, or muscle
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| bur | destroyed or badly damaged by fire |
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| bur | injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun) |
| bur | hardened by subjecting to intense heat |
| bur | treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point |
| bur | having undergone oxidation |
| bur | destroyed or badly damaged by fire |
| bur | inoperative as a result of heat or friction |
| bur | exhausted as a result of long-time stress |
| bur | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) |
| bur | the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking |
| bur | European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads |
| bur | United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) |