| BAIF | bile acid independent flow |
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| BIPLED | bilateral, independent, periodic, lateralized epileptiform discharge |
| BSIF | bile salt independent fraction |
| HI | half-scan with interpolation; head injury; health insurance; hearing impaired; heart infusion; hemag... |
| IID | insulin-independent diabetes |
| multiple anchorage | Anchorage in which more than one type of resistance unit is utilised. Synonym: reinforced anchorage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| simple anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance to the movement of one or more teeth comes solely from resistance to tipping movement of the anchorage unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stationary anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance to the movement of one or more teeth comes from the resistance to bodily movement of the anchorage unit; a questionable concept since the selected teeth remain only relatively stable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermaxillary anchorage | Anchorage in which the units in one jaw are used to effect tooth movement in the other jaw. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intramaxillary anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance units are all situated within the same jaw. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance units are all located within the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital anchorage | Anchorage in which the top and back of the head are used for resistance by means of a headgear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extraoral anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance unit is outside the oral cavity; e.g., cranial, occipital, or cervical anchorage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accretionary growth | Growth by an increase of intercellular material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appositional growth | Growth accomplished by the addition of new layers on those previously formed; e.g., the addition of lamellae in the formation of bone; it is the characteristic method of growth when rigid materials are involved. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auxetic growth | Growth by increase in the size of component cells. Synonym: intussusceptive growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterial growth | Growth of a bacterial culture either by increase in cell material or cell number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| B-cell differentiation/growth factors | Various substances, usually obtained from the supernatant of T-cell cultures, such as interleukin 4, 5, and 6. These substances are necessary for B-cell growth, maturation, and differentiation into plasma cells or B memory cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biphasic growth curve | <cell culture, microbiology> A particular type of growth curve seen in cultured microorganisms in which they have two exponential growth stages separated by a plateau phase. This double-hump curve is produced when the microbes are cultured using two carbon sources, one of which must be used up before the second can be used. (19 Jan 1998) |
| bovine growth hormone | <endocrinology> A hormone secreted by the bovine pituitary gland. It is used to increase milk production by improving the feed efficiency in dairy cattle. (14 Nov 1997) |