| balancing selection | <genetics> A process of natural selection where heterozygous individuals are more adaptive, and thus selected for more often, than either of the two types of homozygous individuals. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| balancing side | In dentistry, the nonfunctioning side from which the mandible moves during the working bite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balancing side condyle | In dentistry, the mandibular condyle on the side away from which the mandible moves in a lateral excursion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanic | Relating to the glans penis or glans clitoridis. Origin: G. Balanos, acorn, glans (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanic hypospadias | Ventral and proximal glanular malposition of urethral meatus in a male. Synonym: balanic hypospadias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanite | <paleontology> A fossil balanoid shell. Origin: L. Balanus acorn: cf. F. Balanite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | A genus of trees growing in the Near East, whose berries contain an active principle that is deadly to mollusks, miracidia, cercariae, tadpoles, and fish and that is used as a prophylactic against schistosomiasis by adding it to drinking water. Origin: L. Balanos, acorn (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanitic epispadias | Excessively proximal position of meatus on dorsum of glans penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanitis | <urology> Inflammation of the glans penis, it is usually associated with phimosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis | Benign circumscribed balanitis characterised microscopically by subepithelial plasma cell infiltration and clinically by small erythematous papular lesions. Synonym: balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis, balanitis of Zoon, Zoon's erythroplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanitis diabetica | Glanular inflammation in diabetics related to urinary infection or concomitant posthitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanitis of Zoon | Benign circumscribed balanitis characterised microscopically by subepithelial plasma cell infiltration and clinically by small erythematous papular lesions. Synonym: balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis, balanitis of Zoon, Zoon's erythroplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanitis xerotica obliterans | Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the glans penis, which may result in urethral stenosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balano- | Glans penis. Origin: G. Balanos, acorn, glans (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanoglossus | <zoology> A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Acorn + tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |