| bird pepper | <botany> A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers. (16 Dec 1998) |
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| bird shot retinochoroiditis | Bilateral diffuse retinal vasculitis with depigmentation of multiple areas of the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium posterior to the ocular equator, often with an associated papillitis or optic atrophy; vitiligo occurs occasionally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bird unit | A unit of prolactin activity: the minimal quantity of the hormone which will cause a certain increase in weight of the crop gland of pigeons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bird's nest filter | A wire mesh vena cava filter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bird's nest ivc filter | <radiology> Introduced 1982; Cook Inc., Bloomington, IN advantages, low profile: 14.5 Fr introducer sheath, low recurrent PE rates (1.1 - 2.7% by clinical history), low IVC thrombosis rates (2.9 - 5.0% by clinical history), placement in large diameter IVCs (not greater than40mm), free-form configuration does not require centreing in IVC disadvantages: stainless steel: ferromagnetic = magnetic susceptibility artifact, more operator dependent, difficult to place in short IVCs (need about 7cm for proper placement), prolapse of filter wires (? clinical significance) see also: indications (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bird's sign | <clinical sign> The presence of a zone of dullness on percussion with absence of respiratory sign's in hydatid cyst of the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bird's-eye | <botany> A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose (Primula farinosa), and species of Veronica, Geranium, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird's-foot | <botany> A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point. Bird's-foot trefoil. <botany> A genus of plants (Lotus) with clawlike pods. L. Corniculatas, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. The related plant, Trigonella ornithopodioides, is also European. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird's-nest | 1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young. 2. The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups. The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of algae. They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance resemble isinglass. 3. <botany> An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. Nidus-avis) Bird's-nest pudding, a pudding containing apples whose cores have been replaces by sugar. Yellow bird's nest, a plant, the Monotropa hypopitys. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird's-tongue | <botany> The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bird-breeder's disease | <chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to components of the bird or bird droppings. (19 Jan 1998) |
| bird-breeder's lung | <chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to components of the bird or bird droppings. (19 Jan 1998) |
| bird-fancier's lung | <chest medicine> A respiratory disorder due to an acquired hypersensitivity to the dust of bird droppings. It is often seen in pigeon breeder's, and is a form of extrinsic allergic alveolitis. The antigen protein is from bird serum, droppings, or feathers (12 Dec 1998) |
| bird-handler's disease | <chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to components of the bird or bird droppings. (19 Jan 1998) |
| birdlime | A smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare. "When the heart is thus birdlimed, then it cleaves to everything it meets with." (Coodwin) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Infections, Birnaviridae, Birnaviridae Infection, Infection, Birnaviridae
Synonyms : Birth Records, Birth Certificate, Birth Record, Certificate, Birth, Certificates, Birth, Record, Birth, Records, Birth
Synonyms : Injuries, Birth, Birth Injury, Injury, Birth
Synonyms : First Birth Intervals, Pregnancy Intervals, Birth Interval, Birth Spacings, First Birth Interval, Pregnancy Interval
Synonyms : First Birth, Birth Orders, Birth, First, Births, First, First Births
| birefringent |
relating to or characterized by double refraction
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| birth |
the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" parturition: the process of giving birth parentage: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents give birth: cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
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| birthing |
parturition: the process of giving birth
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| birthrate |
the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
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| birth canal |
a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
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| BIR | a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen |
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| BIR | bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment |
| BIR | any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark |
| BIR | a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree |
| BIR | a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree |
| BIR | consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree |
| BIR | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| BIR | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers |
| BIR | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
| BIR | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food |
| BIR | informal terms for a (young) woman |
| BIR | watch and study birds in their natural habitat |