| BCP | basic calcium phosphate; birth control pill; blue cone pigment; Blue Cross Plan; bromcresol purple |
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| BCR | B-cell reactivity; birth control regimen; breakpoint cluster region; bromocriptine; bulbocavernous r... |
| BCRx | birth control drug |
| CDC | calculated date of confinement; cancer diagnosis center; capillary diffusion capacity; cell division... |
| AFP | Alpha(α) Feto-Protein [HP 1826, 1858, 1859, 2265] ; Oncofetal Antigens &nbs... |
| Hutchinson's patch | Interstitial or parenchymatous keratitis giving rise to neovascularization of the cornea. Synonym: Hutchinson's patch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| shagreen patch | An oval-shaped nevoid plaque, skin-coloured or occasionally pigmented, smooth or crinkled, appearing on the trunk or lower back in early childhood; sometimes seen with other signs of tuberous sclerosis. Synonym: shagreen patch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inside out patch | A variant of the patch clamp technique, in which a disc of plasma membrane covers the tip of the electrode, with the inner face of the plasma membrane facing outward, to the bath. (18 Nov 1997) |
| opaline patch | A mucous patch of silver-gray appearance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| outside out patch | A variant of patch clamp technique, in which a disc of plasma membrane covers the tip of the electrode, with the outer face of the plasma membrane facing outward, to the bath. (18 Nov 1997) |
| birth | 1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son. 2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction. "Elected without reference to birth, but solely for qualifications." (Prescott) 3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency. "A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name." (Dryden) 4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth. "At her next birth." 5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable. "Poets are far rarer births that kings." (B. Jonson) "Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself." (Addison) 6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire. New birth, regeneration, or the commencement of a religious life. Synonym: Parentage, extraction, lineage, race, family. Origin: OE. Burth, birth, AS. Beor, gebyrd, fr. Beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. Geboorate, OHG. Burt, giburt, G. Geburt, Icel. Burr, Skr. Bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. Beirthe born, brought forth. 92. See 1st Bear, and cf. Berth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| birth amputation | Amputation produced in utero; attributed to the pressure of constricting bands (amniotic); autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: amniotic amputation, amputation, birth amputation, intrauterine amputation, spontaneous amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| birth canal | Cavity of the uterus and vagina through which the foetus passes. Synonym: parturient canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| birth certificates | Official certifications by a physician recording the individual's birth date, place of birth, parentage and other required identifying data which are filed with the local registrar of vital statistics. (12 Dec 1998) |
| birth defect | Defect present at birth; sometimes referred to as congenital defect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| birth fracture | Fracture occurring during the trauma of delivery or, occasionally, before delivery in infants with osteogenesis imperfecta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| birth injuries | Mechanical or anoxic trauma incurred by the infant during labour or delivery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| birth intervals | Interval between onset of sexual relations by a woman and the birth of her first child and intervals between successive births. This includes use of family planning to control birth intervals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| birth order | The sequence in which children are born into the family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| birth palsy | Indefinite term for any motor abnormality in the infant caused by or attributed to the birthing process; includes obstetrical paralysis, infantile hemiplegia, etc. Synonym: infantile hemiplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |