| BLS | bare lymphocyte syndrome; basic life support; blind loop syndrome; blood and lymphatic system; blood... |
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| BSA | benzenesulfonic acid; Biofeedback Society of America; bismuth-sulfite agar; bis-trimethylsilyl-aceta... |
| BVA | Blind Veterans Association; British Veterinary Association |
| CB | Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Chirurgiae Baccalaureus]; calcium blocker; carbenicillin; carotid body; ch... |
| DB | data base; date of birth; deep breath; dense body; dextran blue; diabetes, diabetic; diagonal band; ... |
| blinded study | Clinical trials of drugs are often done blinded so that the patient does not know (is blinded as to) whether they are receiving the product being tested or the control/placebo to ensure that the results of a study are not affected by a possible placebo effect (by the power of suggestion). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| blindfish | <marine biology> A small fish (Amblyopsis spelaeus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blinding disease | Infection with nematodes of the genus onchocerca. Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, pruritus, and ocular lesions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blinding glare | Glare resulting from excessive illumination. Synonym: veiling glare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blindness | The inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli. This condition may be the result of disorders in the organs of sight or of damage or injury to certain areas of the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blindness, cortical | Total loss of vision in all or part of the visual field due to a lesion in the striate area, characterised by the patient's subjective unawareness of his disability and the absence of cortical functions of vision, with the subcortical functions intact. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blindworm | <zoology> A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; formerly a name for the adder. "Newts and blindworms do no wrong." (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blind boil |
a boil that does not develop a white or yellow
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| blind spot |
Blind spots, in the context of driving an automobile, are the areas of the road that cannot be seen while looking forward or through either the rear-view or side mirrors. Blind spots can be eliminated by overlapping side and rear-view mirrors, or checked by turning one's head sharply, or by adding another mirror with a larger field of view. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_spot_(automobile)
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| blind spot |
a spot in the field of vision that is not sensitive to light; it is a product of the entrance of the optic nerve into the eyeball, where no light receptors are present on the retina
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| blind |
Use of a specimen whose contents are unknown to the laboratory, or to the laboratory technician, to assess the ability of the laboratory to perform a test correctly.
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A small, growing blind spot will appear in the middle of your field of vision. This spot occurs because a group of cells in the macula have stopped working properly. Over time, the blurred spot may get bigger and darker, taking more of your central vision.
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| blind | a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving |
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| blind | a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving |
| blind | a date with a stranger |
| blind | a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) |
| blind | (slang) very drunk |
| blind | aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet |
| blind | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
| blind | gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all |
| blind | similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers |
| blind | the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens |
| blind | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
| blind | a person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable |