| BS | Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Surgery; Bacillus subtilis; Bartter syndrome; base strap; bedside; ... |
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| BSA | benzenesulfonic acid; Biofeedback Society of America; bismuth-sulfite agar; bis-trimethylsilyl-aceta... |
| EBI | emetine bismuth iodide; erythroblastic island; estradiol binding index |
| BLS | Basic Life Support |
| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| basic personality | See: basic personality type. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| basic personality type | An individual's unique, covert, or underlying personality propensities, whether or not they are behaviourally manifest or overt, personality characteristics of an individual which are also shared by a majority of the members of a social group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basic polypeptide-activated protein kinase | <enzyme> Requires mn2+ for its activity; from bombyx mori; does not require cyclicamp, cyclicgmp or ca Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: ba kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| basic proteins | Proteins that are rich in basic amino acids; e.g., histones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basic reaction | Any test by which an alkaline reaction is recognised, such as the change of red litmus paper to blue, an excess of hydroxide ions over hydrogen ions in aqueous solution as indicated by a pH value greater than 7 (at 22캜). Compare: dissociation constant of water. Synonym: basic reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basic reproductive rate, ratio | <epidemiology> See Reproductive Ratio. (05 Dec 1998) |
| basic salt | A salt in which there are one or more hydroxyl ions not replaced by the electronegative element of an acid; e.g., Fe(OH)2Cl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basic stain | <technique> A dye in which the cation is the coloured component of the dye molecule that binds to anionic groups of nucleic acids (PO4≡) or acidic mucopolysaccharides (e.g., chondroitin sulfate). (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth | <chemistry> One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white colour, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507 deg Fahr, being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi. Chemically, bismuth (with arsenic and antimony is intermediate between the metals and nonmetals; it is used in thermo-electric piles, and as an alloy with lead and tin in the fusible alloy or metal. Bismuth is the most diamagnetic substance known. Bismuth glance, bismuth sulphide; bismuthinite. Bismuth ocher, a native bismuth oxide; bismite. Origin: Ger. Bismuth, wismuth: cf. F. Bismuth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bismuth aluminate | A gastric antacid. Synonym: aluminum bismuth oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth ammonium citrate | Ammoniocitrate of bismuth; an intestinal astringent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth chloride oxide | BiOCl;basic bismuth chloride, used for the same purposes as the subnitrate. Synonym: bismuth chloride oxide, bismuthyl chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth citrate | Used in the making of bismuth and ammonium citrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth hydroxide | (Bi(OH)3), used in detecting reducing sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth iodide | BiI3;used in electron microscopy to reveal synapses. Synonym: bismuth triiodide. (05 Mar 2000) |