| burette | <chemistry> An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock. Origin: F, can, cruet, dim. Of buire flagon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| burgall | <zoology> A small marine fish; also called cunner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Burger's triangle | A scalene triangle representing the frontal plane electrocardiographic leads comparable to but more accurate than Einthoven's triangle. See: Einthoven's triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burger, Max | <person> German physician, *1885. See: Burger-Grutz syndrome, Burger-Grutz disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burger-Grutz disease | An obsolete term for idiopathic hyperlipaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burger-Grutz syndrome | Hyperlipoproteinaemia characterised by the presence of large amounts of chylomicrons and triglycerides in the plasma when the patient has a normal diet, and their disappearance on a fat-free diet; low alpha-and beta-lipoproteins on a normal diet, with increase on fat-free diet; decreased plasma postheparin lipolytic activity; and low tissue lipoprotein lipase activity. It is accompanied by bouts of abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly, pancreatitis, and eruptive xanthomas; autosomal recessive inheritance. See: familial lipoprotein lipase inhibitor. Synonym: Burger-Grutz syndrome, familial fat-induced hyperlipaemia, familial hyperchylomicronaemia, familial hypertriglyceridemia, idiopathic hyperlipaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| burggrave | Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached. Origin: G. Burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. Burggraaf, F. Burgrave. See Margrave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| burghbrech | The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Origin: Burgh + F. Breche, equiv. To E. Breach. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| burghermaster | See Burgomaster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| burghmaster | 1. A burgomaster. 2. <chemical> An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; called also bailiff, and barmaster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| burgomaster | 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster. 2. <zoology> An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions. Origin: D. Burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. Burgemeister, burgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| burgrass | <botany> Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Burgundy pitch | A resinous exudation from the spruce fir or Norway spruce, Picea excelsa; has been used as a counterirritant in the form of a plaster. Synonym: white pitch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| burial | The act or ceremony of putting a corpse into the ground or a vault, or into the sea. The custom of burial is primeval and omnipresent in all cultures and civilizations, generally accompanied by ceremonial rites. (12 Dec 1998) |
| buried flap | A flap denuded of both surface epithelium and superficial dermis and transferred into the subcutaneous tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
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Synonyms : Infections, Burkholderia, Burkholderia Infection, Infection, Burkholderia
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Synonyms : Ralstoniaceae
| burst |
break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" break: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" explode: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" explosion: the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" abound: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" fusillade: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" collapse: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" outburst: a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon"
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| burn center |
a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
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| burner |
an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner" the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"
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| burette |
measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
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| burnish |
polish: the property of being smooth and shiny buff: polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
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| bur | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water |
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| bur | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
| bur | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
| bur | elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth |
| bur | of the plains of central and eastern Africa |
| bur | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| bur | an onerous or difficult concern |
| bur | the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse |
| bur | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
| bur | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
| bur | weight down with a load |
| bur | the duty of proving a disputed charge |