| benzoyl peroxide |
A synthetic peroxide used in topical acne treatment products.
Ãâó: www.sdrpharma.com/sj.htm
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy |
The benign buildup in the prostate of "warts" or epithelial neoplasias that can block or interrupt urination, and which are usually concurrent with moderate prostate enlargement. They cause a dull ache on urination, ejaculation, and/or defecation. The diagnosis is medical, since the same subjective conditions can result from cancer of the prostate. BPH is common in men over fifty and can be the result either of diminished production of complete testosterone or poor pelvic circulation. ...
Ãâó: www.healthsuperstore.com/hni/glossary-b1.asp
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| benthos |
In freshwater and marine ecosystems, the collection of organisms both attached to or resting on the bottom sediments and burrowed into the sediments. In terms of size, benthos are generally divided into three categories: meiobenthos, the organisms that pass through a 0.5 millimeter sieve; macrobenthos, those that are caught by grabs or dredges but retained on the 0.5 millimeter sieve, and epibenthos, those organisms than live on rather than in the seabed.Benthos. ...
Ãâó: biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm
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| benign |
Mild disease or condition that is not life threatening.
Ãâó: www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/patient/glossary/glossary...
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| benthos |
Description: Organisms living on or in the bottom of oceans, seas, rivers, lakes and other waterbodies. Depending on the size of the organisms, benthos is regarded as macrobenthos (organisms > 1000 µm), meiobenthos (organisms between 42 µm and 1000 µm) and nanobenthos or microbenthos (organisms < 42 µm). ...
Ãâó: europa.eu.int/comm/research/biosociety/library/glo...
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