| borborygmus | <clinical sign> A rumbling noise caused by the propulsion of gas through the intestines. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| bord | 1. A board; a table. 2. <chemical> The face of coal parallel to the natural fissures. See: Board. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Bordeau theory | That each organ of the body manufactured a specific humor which it secreted into the bloodstream. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bordeau, Theophile de | <person> French physician, 1722-1776. See: Bordeau theory, de Bordeau theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bordeaux mixture | A plant fungicidal mixture, comprising copper sulfate (5 parts) and calcium oxide (5 parts) in water (400 parts) freshly mixed; the CaO is added to the CuSO4 solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| border | The part of a surface that forms its outer boundary. See: edge, margin, border. Synonym: margo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| border cells | Cell's forming the inner boundary of the organ of Corti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| border disease | Congenital disorder of lambs caused by a virus closely related to or identical with certain strains of bovine viral diarrhoea virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| border disease virus | A species of pestivirus causing a congenital sheep disease characterised by an abnormally hairy birth-coat, tremors, and poor growth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| border molding | The shaping of an impression material by the manipulation or action of the tissues adjacent to the borders of an impression. Synonym: muscle-trimming, tissue molding, tissue-trimming. (05 Mar 2000) |
| border movements | Any extreme compass of mandibular movement limited by bone, ligaments, or soft tissues; usually applied to horizontal mandibular movement's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| border of uterus | The right or left margin of the uterus along which the broad ligament is attached. The uterine tube and round ligament attach to the uterus at the upper part of the border. Synonym: margo uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| border tissue movements | The action of the muscles and other tissues adjacent to the borders of a denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| borderline hypertension | By consensus, that blood pressure zone between highest acceptable "normal" blood pressure and hypertensive blood pressure. The Framingham Heart Study defines this as pressures between 140 and 160 mm Hg systolic and 90 and 95 mm Hg diastolic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| borderline leprosy | A form of leprosy that is very unstable immunologically; the cutaneous nerves frequently present bacilli, but the lepromin test is usually negative; cutaneous lesions are comprised of flat bands or plaques. Synonym: dimorphous leprosy. (05 Mar 2000) |