| blepharophimosis | The abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| blepharoplast | Alternative name for a basal body. An organelle derived from the centriole and giving rise to the flagella. Found chiefly in Protozoa and Algae. (18 Nov 1997) |
| blepharoplastic | Relating to blepharoplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharoplasty | Surgical repair of an eyelid. Often performed for ptosis of the eyelid. (27 Sep 1997) |
| blepharoplegia | Paralysis of an eyelid. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Plege, stroke (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharoptosis | Drooping of the upper eyelid. Causes include aging, diabetes, stroke, Horner's syndrome, myasthenia gravis, brain tumour or cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
| blepharospasm | Twitching of an eyelid. Often benign and related to emotional stress, sleep deprivation or the use of stimulants (for example amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, decongestants). (27 Sep 1997) |
| blepharostat | Synonym: eye speculum. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Statos, fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharostenosis | Synonym: blepharophimosis. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharosynechia | Adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Synecheia, continuity, fr. Syn-echo, to hold together (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharotomy | A cutting operation on an eyelid. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| blesbok | <zoology> A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead. Origin: D, fr. Bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bless | 1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it." (Gen. Ii. 3) 2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. "The quality of mercy is . . . Twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." (Shak) "It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee." (1 Chron. Xvii. 27 (R. V)) 3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; applied to persons. "Bless them which persecute you." (Rom. Xii. 14) 4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, as on food. "Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them." (Luke ix. 16) 5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). 6. To guard; to keep; to protect. 7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences. "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." (Ps. Ciii. 1) 8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. "The nations shall bless themselves in him." (Jer. Iv. 3) 9. To wave; to brandish. "And burning blades about their heads do bless." (Spenser) "Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest." (Fairfax) This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson, Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it. "In drawing [their bow] some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field." Bless me! Bless us! an exclamation of surprise. To bless from, to secure, defend, or preserve from. "Bless me from marrying a usurer." "To bless the doors from nightly harm." (Milton) To bless with, To be blessed with, to favor or endow with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us with health; we are blessed with happiness. Origin: OE. Blessien, bletsen, AS. Bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. Bld blood; prob. Originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blessed | 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. "O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet." (Milton) 2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored. "All generations shall call me blessed." (Luke i. 48) "Towards England's blessed shore." (Shak) 3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful. "Then was a blessed time." "So blessed a disposition." 4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven. "Reverenced like a blessed saint." (Shak) "Cast out from God and blessed vision." (Milton) 5. Beatified. 6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. "Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free." (R. D. Blackmore) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blet | A form of decay in fruit which is overripe. Origin: F. Blet, blette, a, soft from over ripeness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Barrier, Blood-Brain, Barrier, Brain-Blood, Barrier, Hemato-Encephalic, Barriers, Blood-Brain, Barriers, Brain-Blood, Barriers, Hemato-Encephalic, Blood Brain Barrier, Blood-Brain Barriers, Brain Blood Barrier, Brain-Blood Barriers, Hemato Encephalic Barrier
Synonyms : Barrier, Blood-Nerve, Barriers, Blood-Nerve, Blood Nerve Barrier, Blood-Nerve Barriers
Synonyms : Barrier, Blood-Retinal, Barrier, Retinal-Blood, Barriers, Blood-Retinal, Barriers, Retinal-Blood, Blood Retinal Barrier, Blood-Retinal Barriers, Retinal Blood Barrier, Retinal-Blood Barriers
Synonyms : Barrier, Blood-Testis, Barrier, Testis-Blood, Barriers, Blood-Testis, Barriers, Testis-Blood, Blood Testis Barrier, Blood-Testis Barriers, Testis Blood Barrier, Testis-Blood Barriers
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| black fly |
blackfly: small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
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| blind staggers |
staggers: a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
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| blepharism |
condition in which a person blinks continuously
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| blood group |
human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
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| blister beetle |
beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
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| BL | fermented tea leaves |
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| BL | a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket |
| BL | semiformal evening dress for men |
| BL | a benign side effect of some antibiotics |
| BL | showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides |
| BL | common turnstone of North American Pacific coast |
| BL | caused by a virus transmitted by a mosquito |
| BL | of southern Eurasia and northern Africa |
| BL | American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard |
| BL | American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell |
| BL | North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut |
| BL | North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut |