| Bruch's glands | Lymph nodes in the palpebral conjunctiva. Synonym: trachoma glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |