| bicker | A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| 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) |
| biconjugate | <botany> Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| biconvex | Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| biconvex lens | A lens with both surfaces convex. Synonym: convexoconvex lens, double convex lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicornate uterus | A uterus that is more or less completely divided into two lateral horns as a result of imperfect fusion of the paramesonephric ducts; it differs from septate uterus, in which there is no external mark of separation; in uterus bicornis, the cervix may be single (uterus bicornate unicollis) or double (uterus bicornate bicollis). Synonym: bifid uterus, uterus bicornis, uterus bifidus. (05 Mar 2000) |