| bruch membrane | The membrane, also called the lamina basalis choroideae, that acts as a support structure on the inner side of the choroid (the vascular sheet that supplies the retinal pigment epithelium and the outer portion of the sensory retina adjacent to it). It is 7 microns thick and is composed of the basement membranes of the choriocapillaris endothelium and the retinal pigment epithelium. The membrane stops at the optic nerve, as does the retinal pigment epithelium. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Bruch's glands | Lymph nodes in the palpebral conjunctiva. Synonym: trachoma glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruch's membrane | The transparent, nearly structureless inner layer of the choroid in contact with the pigmented layer of the retina. Synonym: basal lamina of choroid, basal layer of choroid, Bruch's membrane, Henle's membrane, lamina vitrea, vitreous lamella, vitreous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruch, Carl | <person> German anatomist, 1819-1884. See: Bruch's glands, Bruch's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brucine | <chemistry> A poweful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine. Synonym: brucia and brucina. Origin: Cf. F. Brucine, fr. James Bruce, a Scottish traveler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brucite | <chemical> A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. The mineral chondrodite. Origin: Named after Dr. A.Bruce of New York. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Bruck's disease | A disease marked by osteogenesis imperfecta, ankylosis of the joints, and muscular atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruck, Alfred | <person> German physician, *1865. See: Bruck's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brucke's muscle | <anatomy> The part of the ciliary muscle formed by the meridional fibres. Synonym: Crampton's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brucke's tunic | <anatomy> An older term, formerly used to designate the retina exclusive of the layer of rods and cones. Synonym: Brucke's tunic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brucke, Ernst von | <person> Austrian physiologist, 1819-1892. See: Brucke's muscle, Brucke's tunic, Brucke-Bartley phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brucke-Bartley phenomenon | The sensation of glare in response to successive stimuli at frequencies just below the fusion point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brudzinski's sign | <clinical sign> A physical examination finding that can indicate inflammation of the meninges (meningitis), performed in two forms: passive flexion of one leg results in a similar movement on the opposite side or if the neck is passively flexed, flexion occurs in the legs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Brudzinski, Josef von | <person> Polish physician, 1874-1917. See: Brudzinski's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brug's filariasis | Infection with filarial organism Brugia malayi, which causes adenitis, fever, lymphangitis, and sometimes elephantiasis; occurs primarily in southeast Asia, India, Indonesia, China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Brucella melitensis biovar ovis
Synonyms : Brucella melitensis biovar suis
Synonyms : Vaccine, Brucella
Synonyms :
Synonyms : Brucelloses, Fever, Malta, Fever, Undulant, Fevers, Undulant, Undulant Fevers
| brush |
a dense growth of bushes an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle momentary contact rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" a minor short-term fight clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
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| brucine |
a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
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brush: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" brush: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
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| bruxism |
involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
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| Bruce protocol |
a procedure for assessing cardiovascular health using uphill treadmill walking in a graded exercise test; each interval is at a specific load level for three minutes and is followed by another at a prescribed incremental increase in treadmill speed and slope.
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| BRU | small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers |
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| BRU | Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896) |
| BRU | Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) |
| BRU | Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) |
| BRU | a city in northwestern Belgium in West Flanders province |
| BRU | includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets |
| BRU | South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers |
| BRU | arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers |
| BRU | South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers |
| BRU | large ferocious bear of Eurasia |
| BRU | a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic"Reynard the Fox" |
| BRU | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |