| BAUS | British Association of Urological Surgeons |
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| BCCG | British Cooperative Clinical Group |
| BCS | battered child syndrome; blood cell separator; British Cardiac Society; Budd-Chiari syndrome |
| BDA | balloon dilation angioplasty; British Dental Association |
| BGS | balance, gait, and station; blood group substance; British Geriatrics Society |
| B.T.S. | British Thoracic Society |
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| FAB | French American British |
| U.B.C. | University of British Columbia |
| eucalyptus gum | A dried gummy exudation from Eucalyptus rostrata and other species of Eucalyptus (family Myrtaceae); used as an astringent (in gargles and troches) and as an antidiarrhoeal agent. Synonym: red gum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| karaya gum | <chemical> Polysaccharide gum from sterculia urens, an indian tree; it is used as suspending or stabilizing agent in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; also as bulk-forming laxative, surgical lubricant and adhesive and in the treatment of skin ulcers. Pharmacological action: cathartic, excipient, tissue adhesives. Chemical name: Karaya gum (12 Dec 1998) |
| locust gum | <botany> The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread. The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico. Origin: Sp. Algarroba, fr. Ar. Al-kharrbah. Cf. Carob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |