| BDA | balloon dilation angioplasty; British Dental Association |
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| CBV | capillary blood cell velocity; catheter balloon valvuloplasty; central blood volume; cerebral blood ... |
| DBC | dibencozide; distal balloon catheter; dye-binding capacity |
| EBC | esophageal balloon catheter |
| FAST | flow-assisted, short-term [balloon catheter]; fluorescent antibody staining technique; fluoro-allerg... |
| noon-flower | <botany> The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| detachable balloon | A small balloon, attached to the tip of a catheter, which can be released to occlude a vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disc flower | The radially symmetrical flowers in the family Compositae, as distinguished from the ligulate ray flowers. (09 Oct 1997) |
| imperfect flower | A flower containing stamen and pistil organs required for pollination but lacking sepals or petals or both of these organs. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intra-aortic balloon | An externally and intermittently inflatable balloon placed into the descending aorta and which, on activation during diastole, augments blood pressure and organ perfusion by its pulsatile thrust; then, on deflation, decreases the cardiac work with each systole-the so-called counterpulsation principle-by reducing cardiac afterload. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-aortic balloon pump | <cardiology, equipment> A device which is threaded into the aorta that augments the strength of the hearts contraction. The counter pulsation, produced by the inflation of a balloon within the aorta, provides an rhythmic increase in aortic pressures. The net effect is an increase in coronary artery blood flow. Intra-aortic balloon pump is a temporary lifesaving measure that is used to treat severe cardiac damage due to a massive heart attack. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intra-aortic balloon pumping | Counterpulsation in which a pumping unit synchronised with the patient's electrocardiogram rapidly fills a balloon in the aorta with helium or carbon dioxide in early diastole and evacuates the balloon at the onset of systole. As the balloon inflates, it raises aortic diastolic pressure, and as it deflates, it lowers aortic systolic pressure. The result is a decrease in left ventricular work and increased myocardial and peripheral perfusion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| joseph's flower | <botany> A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flower | The sexual reproductive structure of the angiosperms, typically consisting of gynoecium, androecium and perianth and the main stem bearing these parts. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flower basket of Bochdalek | Part of the choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle protruding through Luschka's foramen and resting on the dorsal surface of the glossopharyngeal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flower-de-luce | <botany> A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colours, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem. There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the north temperate zone. Some of the best known are Iris Germanica, I. Florentina, I. Persica, I. Sambucina, and the American I. Versicolour, I. Prismatica, etc. Origin: Corrupted fr. Fleur-de-lis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flower/er | A plant which flowers or blossoms. "Many hybrids are profuse and persistent flowerers." (Darwin) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flower-fence | <botany> A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, or Caesalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flower-gentle | <botany> A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Flower's bone | A sutural bone occasionally present at the pterion or junction of the parietal, frontal, greater wing of the sphenoid, and squamous portion of the temporal bone's. Synonym: Flower's bone. (05 Mar 2000) |