| blepharoptosis | Drooping of the upper eyelid. Causes include aging, diabetes, stroke, Horner's syndrome, myasthenia gravis, brain tumour or cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| blepharospasm | Twitching of an eyelid. Often benign and related to emotional stress, sleep deprivation or the use of stimulants (for example amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, decongestants). (27 Sep 1997) |
| blepharostat | Synonym: eye speculum. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Statos, fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharostenosis | Synonym: blepharophimosis. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharosynechia | Adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Synecheia, continuity, fr. Syn-echo, to hold together (05 Mar 2000) |
| blepharotomy | A cutting operation on an eyelid. Origin: blepharo-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| blesbok | <zoology> A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead. Origin: D, fr. Bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bless | 1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it." (Gen. Ii. 3) 2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. "The quality of mercy is . . . Twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." (Shak) "It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee." (1 Chron. Xvii. 27 (R. V)) 3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; applied to persons. "Bless them which persecute you." (Rom. Xii. 14) 4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, as on food. "Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them." (Luke ix. 16) 5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). 6. To guard; to keep; to protect. 7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences. "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." (Ps. Ciii. 1) 8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. "The nations shall bless themselves in him." (Jer. Iv. 3) 9. To wave; to brandish. "And burning blades about their heads do bless." (Spenser) "Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest." (Fairfax) This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson, Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it. "In drawing [their bow] some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field." Bless me! Bless us! an exclamation of surprise. To bless from, to secure, defend, or preserve from. "Bless me from marrying a usurer." "To bless the doors from nightly harm." (Milton) To bless with, To be blessed with, to favor or endow with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us with health; we are blessed with happiness. Origin: OE. Blessien, bletsen, AS. Bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. Bld blood; prob. Originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blessed | 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. "O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet." (Milton) 2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored. "All generations shall call me blessed." (Luke i. 48) "Towards England's blessed shore." (Shak) 3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful. "Then was a blessed time." "So blessed a disposition." 4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven. "Reverenced like a blessed saint." (Shak) "Cast out from God and blessed vision." (Milton) 5. Beatified. 6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. "Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free." (R. D. Blackmore) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blet | A form of decay in fruit which is overripe. Origin: F. Blet, blette, a, soft from over ripeness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bletting | A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bleyme | <veterinary> An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between the sole and the bone. Origin: F. Bleime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blepharospasm |
Involuntary increased blinking that progresses to spasms in both eyes. The exact cause is unknown, but doctors believe it to be a central nervous system disorder. It can produce a functional blindness since the patient can't open his or her eyes long enough to function visually.
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| bleaching |
Chemical treatment to brighten, whiten, purify, refine, and balance pulp fiber.
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| blemish |
[See BLEMISHED.]
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| blepharoptosis |
A drooping of the upper eyelid.
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| blepharitis |
Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelid; most commonly, it is caused by a bacterial infection.
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| BLE | combine into one |
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| BLE | blend or harmonize |
| BLE | cause (something) to be mixed with (something else) "At this stage of making the cake |
| BLE | blend or harmonize |
| BLE | an ore that is the chief source of zinc |
| BLE | combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable |
| BLE | mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits |
| BLE | mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits |
| BLE | an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods |
| BLE | the act of blending components together thoroughly |
| BLE | a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades |
| BLE | combining or mixing |