| Briquet | Paul, French physician, 1796-1881. See: Briquet's ataxia, Briquet's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Briquet's ataxia | Weakening of the muscle sense and increased sensibility of the skin, in hysteria. Synonym: hysterical ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Briquet's disease | Hysterical neurosis, conversion type. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Briquet's syndrome | <syndrome> A chronic but fluctuating mental disorder, usually of young women, characterised by frequent complaints of physical illness involving multiple organ systems simultaneously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brisement force | Forcible manipulation, usually under anaesthesia, in which the position of a deformed limb is corrected by tearing the soft tissue and crushing the bone, as in a once popular but no longer used correction for club foot deformities. Origin: Fr. Forcible breaking (05 Mar 2000) |
| brisket | The part of a beef animal (sometimes used of other species) that constitutes the caudoventral part of the neck and lies cranially to and between the forelimbs of the animal. Origin: O.E. Brusket (05 Mar 2000) |
| brisket disease | A disease of cattle, characterised by edematous swelling of the brisket and the tissues of the neck; the body cavities also contain large quantities of clear straw-coloured transudate; this disease results from right heart failure as a consequence of increased pulmonary resistance, which is in some way associated with movement of animals to high altitudes. Synonym: mountain sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brissaud | Edouard, French physician, 1852-1909. See: Brissaud's disease, Brissaud's infantilism, Brissaud's reflex, Brissaud-Marie syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brissaud's disease | <clinical sign> An involuntary compulsive, repetitive, stereotyped movement, resembling a purposeful movement because it is coordinated and involves muscles in their normal synergistic relationships, tics usually involve the face and shoulders. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Brissaud's infantilism | <paediatrics> Stunted body growth and mental development appearing in the first years of life resulting the inappropriate development of the thymus gland or inadequate maternal intake of iodine during gestation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Brissaud's reflex | Tickling the sole causes a contraction of the tensor fasciae latae muscle, even when there is no responsive movement of the toes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brissaud-Marie syndrome | <syndrome> Unilateral spasm of the tongue and lips, of hysterical nature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bristle | <dermatology> Stiff, strong but slender hair or trichome. (13 Nov 1997) |
| bristle cell | Hair cell of the inner ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bristle-pointed | <botany> Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |