| bedlam | 1. Pejorative colloquialism for a mental hospital or institution. 2. A place or scene of wild or riotous behaviour. 3. A disturbing uproar. Origin: corruption or contraction of St. Mary of Bethlehem Hospital in London (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bedlamism | An obsolete term for acts associated with states of frenzy, excitement, wild tumult, and pandemonium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bednar tumour | An uncommon variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans containing heavily pigmented dendritic melanocytes scattered between spindle cells of the tumour. Synonym: Bednar tumour, storiform neurofibroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bednar's aphthae | Traumatic ulcers located bilaterally on either side of the midpalatal raphe in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bednar, Alois | <person> Austrian physician, 1816-1888. See: Bednar's aphthae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bednar, Blahoslav | <person> 20th century Czech pathologist. See: Bednar tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bedouin | One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, especially. In the deserts. Bed"ouinism. Origin: F. Bedouin, OF. Beduin, fr. Ar. Bedawi rural, living in the desert, fr. Badw desert, fr. Bada to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| beds | Equipment on which one may lie and sleep, especially as used to care for the hospital patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bedside radiography | Making radiographic films of a patient confined to bed by taking a movable X-ray machine to the room. Synonym: bedside radiography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bedsore | <dermatology> A chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilised, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas, often occurring over a bony prominence (for example sacral decubitus). (13 Nov 1997) |
| bedstaff | "A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side." "Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff." (B. Jonson) "Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves." (Brome) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bedstraw | 1. Straw put into a bed. 2. <botany> A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers. Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is Galium verum. White bedstraw is G. Mollugo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bedye | To dye or stain. "Briton fields with Sarazin blood bedyed." (Spenser) Origin: Bedyed; Bedyeing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |