| brugia | A filarial worm of southeast asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus wuchereria. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| brugia malayi | A species of parasitic nematode causing malayan filariasis and having a distribution centreing roughly on the malay peninsula. The life cycle of b. Malayi is similar to that of wuchereria bancrofti, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus mansonia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brugia pahangi | A species of parasitic nematode found in man and other mammals. It has been reported from malaya and east pakistan and may produce symptoms of tropical eosinophilia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Brugsch's syndrome | <radiology> Idiopathic, familial hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, boys at puberty, blacks more than whites, familial, periosteal reaction, thick skin: extremities and forehead, hyperhidrosis, relatively pain free (12 Dec 1998) |
| bruh | <zoology> [Native name. The rhesus monkey. See Rhesus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bruise | An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc, with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. "From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises." (Isa. I. 6) 1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. 2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. "Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs." (Shak) Synonym: To pulverize, bray, triturate, pound, contuse. Origin: OE. Brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. Brsan or fr. OF. Bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. From OHG. Brochison. Cf. Break. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bruiser | 1. One who, or that which, bruises. 2. A boxer; a pugilist. "Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic aand, Amid the lists our hero takes his stand." (T. Warton) 3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bruisewort | A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bruissement | A purring auscultatory sound. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit | <cardiology, clinical sign> An unexpected audible swishing sound or murmur heard over an artery or vascular channel. Indicates increased turbulence often caused by a partial obstruction. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bruit de canon | The loud first heart sound heard intermittently in complete atrioventricular block and in interference-dissociation when the ventricles happen to contract shortly after the atria. Synonym: cannon sound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de claquement | The sound of cardiac clicks. See: click. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de cuir neuf | The sound of new leather (also bruit de craquement); a creaking pericardial friction sound heard mainly in chronic pericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de diable | <cardiology, clinical sign> A brief or continuous noise originating from the neck veins that may be confused with cardiac murmurs, particularly with the continuous murmur of patent ductus arteriosus. Synonym: bruit de diable, nun's murmur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bruit de frolement | A rough, rustling sound made by a pleural or pericardial friction rub. Origin: Fr. Rustling (05 Mar 2000) |