| brachyonychia | Short nails, in which the width of the nail plate and nail bed is greater than the length; may be congenital or result from nail biting, bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism, or psoriatic arthropathy. Origin: G. Brachys, short + onyx, onychos, nail, + suffix -ia, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
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| brachypellic | Denoting a transverse oval pelvis. See: brachypellic pelvis. Synonym: brachypelvic. Origin: brachy-+ pelvis (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypellic pelvis | A pelvis in which the transverse diameter is more than 1 cm longer but less than 3 cm longer than the anteroposterior diameter. Synonym: transverse oval pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypelvic | Denoting a transverse oval pelvis. See: brachypellic pelvis. Synonym: brachypelvic. Origin: brachy-+ pelvis (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyphalangia | Abnormal shortness of the phalanges. Origin: brachy-+ phalanx (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypodous | Having abnormally short feet. Origin: brachy-+ G. Pous, foot (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyprosopic | Having a disproportionately short face. Synonym: brachyfacial. Origin: brachy-+ G. Prosopikos, facial (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyptera | <zoology> A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Short-winged; short + feather, wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachypteres | <ornithology> A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins. Origin: NL. See Brachyptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachypterous | <zoology> Having short wings. Origin: Gr.,cf. F. Brachyptere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachyrhinia | Abnormal shortness of the nose. Origin: brachy-+ G. Rhis, nose (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyrhynchus | Abnormal shortness of the nose and maxilla, often associated with cyclopia. Origin: brachy-+ G. Rhynchos, snout (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyskelic | Relating to abnormally short legs. Origin: brachy-+ G. Skelos, leg (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachystaphyline | Having a short palate; having a palatomaxillary index above 85. Origin: brachy-+ G. Staphyle, uvula (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachystochrone | <mathematics> A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid. Origin: Incorrect for brachistochrone, fr. Gr. Shortest (superl. Of short) + time: cf. F. Brachistochrone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |