| BHK-21 | Baby hamster kidney cells |
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| BRK | Baby rat kidney |
| SBS | Shaken Baby syndrome |
| SCBU | Special Care Baby Unit |
| Johnson's method | A method of filling the root canals of teeth by dissolving gutta-percha cones in a chloroform-rosin medium within the root canal. Synonym: Callahan's method, Johnson's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Johnson, Treat Baldwin | <person> U.S. Chemist, 1875-1947. See: Wheeler-Johnson test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| floppy baby syndrome | <syndrome> A general medical reference to an abnormal condition of newborns and infants manifest by inadequate tone of the muscles. Hypotonia (inadequately toned muscles resulting in floppiness) in the newborn period and infancy can be due to a multitude of different neurologic and muscle problems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leukocyte cream | <haematology> Thin yellow white layer of leucocytes on top of the mass of red cells when whole blood is centrifuged. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lubricating cream | A form of cold cream used as a massage cream or night cream; it contains lanolin or its derivatives. (05 Mar 2000) |