| botfly | <zoology> A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the botflies of the horse (Gastrophilus equi), the larvae of which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where they live several months and pass through their larval states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and another in the stomach. See Gadfly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bothrenchyma | <botany> Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood. Origin: Gr. Pit + something poured in. Formed like parenchyma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bothria | Plural of bothrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bothriocephaliasis | An infection caused by the fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum, one of the giant tapeworm species. Humans may get infected after eating undercooked fish that contain tapeworm larvae. Fish tapeworms are more common in cold, fresh water lakes such as the Great Lakes area. The adult worm grows in the intestine to lengths up to 30 feet. Segments of the worm and blood may occasionally be passed in the stools. Infection can also lead to vitamin B12 deficiency. Diagnosis is via microscopic examination of the stools. Treatment is with single dose niclosamide. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Bothriocephalus | A genus of pseudophyllid tapeworms with both plerocercoid and adult stages in fishes; sometimes historically confused with Diphyllobothrium. Origin: G. Bothrion, dim. Of bothros, pit or trench, + kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bothriocephalus cordatus | A species common in dogs and man in Greenland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bothriocephalus latus | Former name for Diphyllobothrium latum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bothriocephalus mansoni | Former name for Spirometra mansoni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bothriocephalus mansonoides | Former name for Spirometra mansonoides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bothrium | One of the slitlike sucking grooves found on the scolex of pseudophyllidean tapeworms, such as the broad fish tapeworm of man, Diphyllobothrium latum. Origin: G. Bothros, pit or trench (05 Mar 2000) |
| bothropic antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for the venom of pit vipers of the genus Bothrops (Bothrophora) of the family Crotalidae. Synonym: Bothrops antitoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bothrops | A genus of poisonous snakes of the viperidae family. About 50 species are known and all are found in tropical america and southern south america. Bothrops atrox is the fer-de-lance and b. Jararaca is the jararaca. (goin, goin, and zug, introduction to herpetology, 3d ed, p336) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bothrops antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for the venom of pit vipers of the genus Bothrops (Bothrophora) of the family Crotalidae. Synonym: Bothrops antitoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| botocudos | A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; also called Aymbores. Origin: Pg. Botoque stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| botropase | <chemical> Systemic haemocoagulant Pharmacological action: coagulants (26 Jun 1999) |