| barbiturism | Chronic poisoning by any of the derivatives of barbituric acid; symptoms, which are not very distinctive, include cutaneous eruption accompanied by chills, fever, and headache. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| barbotage | A method of spinal anaesthesia in which a portion of the anaesthetic solution is injected into the cerebral spinal fluid, which is then aspirated back into the syringe and reinjected. Origin: Fr. Barboter, to dabble (05 Mar 2000) |
| barbula hirci | The hairs growing from the tragus, antitragus, and incisura intertragica at the opening of the external acoustic meatus. Origin: L. Dim. Of barba, beard, + gen. Sing. Of hircus, goat (05 Mar 2000) |
| barbulae | Outgrowths on the margin of a seed's wings or in the throat of the corolla, they may be simple or have apical hairs or papillae. (09 Oct 1997) |
| barbule | 1. A very minute barb or beard. 2. <zoology> One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather. Origin: L. Barbula, fr. Barba beard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |