| BAIF | bile acid independent flow |
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| BBE | Bacteroides bile esculin [agar] |
| BD | barbital-dependent; barbiturate dependence; base deficit; base of prism down; basophilic degeneratio... |
| BDE | bile duct examination |
| BDL | behaviors of daily living; below detectable limits; bile duct ligation |
| common bile duct neoplasms | Neoplasms of the common bile duct including vater's ampulla and oddi's sphincter. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| white bile | Designating the relatively clear, almost colourless, clear viscid fluid that occurs in the gallbladder, intestines, or both as a result of obstruction of the bile ducts in various sites; actually the secretion of the mucous membrane, without the usual colour resulting from bile pigments. Synonym: leukobilin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter muscle of common bile duct | Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter of common bile duct | Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amino acid reagent | A reagent used in the identification and quantification of amino acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Benedict-Hopkins-Cole reagent | <chemistry> Magnesium glyoxalate, made from a mixture of oxalic acid and magnesium, used for testing proteins for the presence of tryptophan. (12 Aug 2000) |
| biuret reagent | An alkaline solution of copper sulfate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mandelin's reagent | A solution of ammonium vanadate in sulfuric acid, used in colour tests for alkaloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reagent | <technique> A histochemical technique based on periodic acid oxidation of a substance containing the 1,2-glycol grouping. It is used for staining carbohydrates as the resulting dialdehyde reacts with Schiff reagent to form a coloured product. The adjacent hydroxyl groups are oxidized to form aldehydes by periodic acid (HIO4) and these aldehyde groups react with Schiff's reagent (basic fuchsin decolourised by sulphurous acid) to give a purple colour. Acronym: PAS (18 Nov 1997) |
| reagent kits, diagnostic | Commercially prepared reagent sets, with accessory devices, containing all of the major components and literature necessary to perform one or more designated diagnostic tests or procedures. They may be for laboratory or personal use. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reagent strips | Narrow pieces of material impregnated or covered with a substance used to produce a chemical reaction. The strips are used in detecting, measuring, producing, etc., other substances. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Marme's reagent | A solution of potassium iodide and cadmium iodide used in testing for alkaloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marquis' reagent | A solution of formaldehyde in sulfuric acid used in colour tests for formaldehyde. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Girard's reagent | The hydrazine of betaine chloride, used to extract ketonic steroids by forming water-soluble hydrazones with them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mecke's reagent | A solution of selenous acid in sulfuric acid, used for colour tests of alkaloids. (05 Mar 2000) |