| band-shaped keratopathy | A horizontal, gray, interpalpebral opacity of the cornea that begins at the periphery and progresses centrally; occurs in hypercalcaemia, chronic iridocyclitis, and Still's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bandage | 1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to make compression, absorb drainage, prevent motion, retain surgical dressings. 2. To cover a body part by application of a bandage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bandage sign | A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia. See: capillary fragility test. Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bandages | Material used for wrapping or binding any part of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bandala | A fabric made in Manilla from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bandana | 1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form. 2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the colour by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure. Origin: Hind. Bandhn a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. Band. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bandbox | A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bandbox resonance | A peculiar, partly tympanitic, partly vesicular sound, obtained on percussion in cases of pulmonary emphysema. Synonym: bandbox resonance, wooden resonance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bandicoot | <zoology> A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania. Origin: A corruption of the native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| banding | <dentistry> The process of cementing orthodontic bands to your teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| banding of chromosomes | Treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands. Thanks to these banding patterns that resemble bar codes, each human chromosome is distinctive and can be identified without ambiguity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| banding pattern | <genetics> Chromosomes stained with certain dyes, commonly quinacrine (Q banding) or Giemsa (G banding), show a pattern of transverse bands of light and heavy staining that is characteristic for the individual chromosome. The basis of the differential staining, which is the same in most tissues, is not understood: each band represents 5-10% of the length, about 10exp7 base pairs, although this is not true for polytene chromosomes in Drosophila that show more than 4000 bands. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Bandl's ring | A constriction located at the junction of the thinned lower uterine segment with the thick retracted upper uterine segment, resulting from obstructed labour; this is one of the classic signs of threatened rupture of the uterus. Synonym: Bandl's ring, Baudelocque's uterine circle, Scanzoni's second os. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bandl, Ludwig | <person> German obstetrician, 1842-1892. See: Bandl's ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bandog | A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up. "The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: Band + dog, i.e, bound dog. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |