| bicipital tuberosity | An oval projection from the medial surface of the radius just distal to the neck, giving attachment on its posterior half to the tendon of the biceps. Synonym: tuberositas radii, bicipital tuberosity, tuber radii, tuberosity of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bicipitoradial bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle and the anterior part of the tuberosity of the radius. Synonym: bursa bicipitoradialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bickel | Gustav, 19th century German physician. See: Bickel's ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bickel's ring | The broken ring of lymphoid tissue, formed of the lingual, faucial, and pharyngeal tonsils. Synonym: Bickel's ring, tonsillar ring, Waldeyer's throat ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicker | A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| biclonal | Pertaining to or characterised by biclonality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biclonal peak | Two narrow electrophoretic bands thought to represent immunoglobulin of two cell lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biclonality | A condition in which some cells have markers of one cell line and other cells have markers of another cell line, as in biclonal leukaemias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicoid | <molecular biology> An egg polarity gene in Drosophila, concentrated at the anterior pole of the egg and required for subsequent anterior structures. A maternal effect gene. (18 Nov 1997) |
| bicoid gene | A group of genes which are important to the proper development of the head and thorax in the embryo of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bicolligate | <zoology> Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web. Origin: L. Bis twice + colligatus, p. P. See Colligate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| biconcave | Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebrae. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| biconcave lens | A lens that is concave on two opposing surfaces. Synonym: concavoconcave lens, double concave lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicondylar articulation | A synovial joint in which two more or less distinct, rounded surfaces of one bone articulate with shallow depressions on another bone. Synonym: articulatio bicondylaris, bicondylar articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicondylar joint | A synovial joint in which two more or less distinct, rounded surfaces of one bone articulate with shallow depressions on another bone. Synonym: articulatio bicondylaris, bicondylar articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |