| brachyblast | A short branch, a spur shoot. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| brachycardia | <clinical sign> A slowness of the heart beat, as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60 beats per minute. Origin: Gr. Kardia = heart (18 Nov 1997) |
| brachycephalia | A disproportionate shortness of the head. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brachycephalic | <anatomy> Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; in distinction from dolichocephalic. Origin: Gr. Short + head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachycephalism | A disproportionate shortness of the head. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brachycephalous | <anatomy> Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; in distinction from dolichocephalic. Origin: Gr. Short + head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachycephaly | A disproportionate shortness of the head. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brachyceral | <zoology> Having short antennae, as certain insects. Origin: Gr. Short + horn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachycheilia | Brachychilia Abnormal shortness of the lips. Origin: brachy-+ G. Cheilos, lip (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachycnaemic | Having short legs; specifically, relating to a tibiofemoral index of less than 82 with a shank disproportionately shorter than the thigh. Origin: brachy-+ G. Kneme, leg (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachycranic | Brachycephalic with a cephalic index of 80.0 to 84.9. Origin: brachy-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachydactylia | Abnormal shortness of the fingers. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brachydactylic | Denoting brachydactyly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachydactyly | Abnormal shortness of the fingers. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Brachydanio rerio | <cell biology, genetics> Brachydanio rerio, species of small fresshwater aquarium fish with a transparent embryo making it possible to follow progeny of single cells until quite late stages of development. This, together with the availability of mutant lines make it an important preparation for the study of vertebrate cell lineage and developmental biology. (12 Nov 1997) |