| bartonellosis | A disease, endemic in certain valleys of the Andes in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Colombia, caused by Bartonella bacilliformis which is transmitted by the bite of the nocturnally biting sandfly, Phlebotomus verrucarum; occurs in three forms: 1) Oroya fever; 2) verruca peruana 3) a combination or sequence of these. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bartram | <botany> See Bertram. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Barts | Nickname of St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where haemoglobin Bart's was first isolated from a patient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bartter's disease | Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular cells, producing hypokalaemic alkalosis and hyperaldosteronism, characterised by absence of hypertension in the presence of markedly increased plasma renin concentrations, and by insensitivity to the pressor effects of angiotensin. It usually affects children, is perhaps hereditary, and may be associated with other anomalies, such as mental retardation and short stature. It is also called juxtaglomerular cell aplasia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bartter's syndrome | <syndrome> A clinical syndrome characterised by enlargement of certain kidney cells, alkalosis, hypokalaemia and increased production of the hormone aldosterone. Common in children and may be seen in dwarfism. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Bartter, Frederic | <person> U.S. Physician, 1914-1983. See: Bartter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |