| BAS | Balloon Atrio-Septostomy |
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| ERBSE | Endoscopic Retrograde Balloon Stone Extraction |
| IABP | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump(Plasty) - Ix 1. Low Output Synd... |
| BAS | balloon atrial septostomy; benzyl anti-serotinin; beta-adrenergic stimulation; boric acid solution |
| BCA | balloon catheter angioplasty; bicinchoninic acid; blood color analyzer; Blue Cross Association; bran... |
| laser-assisted balloon angioplasty | <cardiology, procedure> Techniques using laser energy in combination with a balloon catheter to perform angioplasty. These procedures can take several forms including: 1. Laser fibre delivering the energy while the inflated balloon centres the fibre and occludes the blood flow. 2. Balloon angioplasty immediately following laser angioplasty. 3. Laser energy transmitted through angioplasty balloons that contain an internal fibre. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| amber fish | <zoology> A fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Carolinensis) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anadromous fish | Anadromous fish means fish which spawn in fresh water and spend a portion of their lives in the ocean. (09 Oct 1997) |
| angel fish | See Angel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archer fish | <zoology> A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chaetodon rostratus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| band fish | <zoology> A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| barber fish | <zoology> See Surgeon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bellows fish | <zoology> A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows. Synonym: trumpet fish, and snipe fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bur fish | <zoology> A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (especially. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur. Synonym: ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vegetative fish cover | <ecology> Vegetation materials, such as algal mats and organic debris, capable of providing protection for fish and other aquatic organisms. (06 Mar 2000) |
| margate fish | <zoology> A sparoid fish (Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish. Synonym: red-mouth grunt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| resident fish | Fish species that complete their entire life cycle in freshwater. Non-anadromous fish. An example is rainbow trout. (05 Dec 1998) |
| granuloma, fish bowl | Localised nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often resulting from minor trauma during caring for aquariums. The diagnosis is suggested by the history of exposure and confirmed by culturing tissue specimens which yield the microscopic organism, mycobacterium marinum. The infection can be treated with a variety of antibiotics, including doxycycline, minocycline, clarithromycin, rifampin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Also called swimming pool granuloma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| river-type fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that rear for a year or more in rivers. (23 Aug 1998) |
| winter-run fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that return to fresh water in autumn or winter, migrate to spawning areas and then spawn in late winter or spring. (09 Oct 1997) |