| b1E globulin | The fourth component (C4) of complement. See: component of complement. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| b1F globulin | The fifth component (C5) of complement. See: component of complement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| B2 protease | <enzyme> Isolated from benign strain of dichelobacter nodosus; differs from v2 protease by a single amino acid at position 219 Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: aprb2 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| b2-glycoprotein II | <enzyme> A glycine-rich, heat-labile beta-glycoprotein found in blood. It is a proactivator of complement 3 in the alternate pathway of complement activation. Factor b is converted by factor d to c3 convertase. Registry number: EC 3.4.21.47 (12 Dec 1998) |
| B6 bronchus sign | In lung radiology, appearance of an air bronchogram of the superior segmental bronchus of the lower lobe because of segmental atelectasis or consolidation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ba | Symbol for barium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babbitt metal | An alloy of antimony, copper, and tin; used occasionally in dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babbitt, Isaac | <person> U.S. Inventor, 1799-1862. See: Babbitt metal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| babble | 1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles. 2. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words. 3. To talk much; to chatter; to prate. 4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. "In every babbling he finds a friend." (Wordsworth) Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent. Synonym: To prate, prattle, chatter, gossip. Origin: Cf.LG. Babbeln, D. Babbelen, G. Bappeln, bappern, F. Babiller, It. Babbolare; prob. Orig, to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| babbler | 1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. " Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust." (L'Estrange) 2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent. 3. <ornithology> A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Babcock tube | A tube in which milk, after treatment with sulfuric acid, is centrifuged and its fat content then determined in a graduated neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babcock, Stephen | <person> U.S. Chemist, 1843-1931. See: Babcock tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes' nodes | Collections of lymphocytes in the central nervous system found in rabies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes, Victor | <person> Roumanian bacteriologist, 1854-1926. See: Babesia, Babes' nodes, Babes-Ernst bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes-Ernst bodies | Intracellular granules, present in many species of bacteria, which possess a strong affinity for nuclear stains. (05 Mar 2000) |