| ballooning degeneration | A phenomenon observed especially in cells that are infected with certain viruses, resulting in conspicuous swelling of the cell and cytoplasmic vacuolation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ballooning mode | <radiobiology> A mode which is localised in regions of unfavorable magnetic field curvature (bad curvature) and which becomes unstable when the force due to pressure gradients (grad p) is greater than the mean magnetic pressure force (grad B^2)/(8pi) in cgs units. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ballooning spider | <zoology> A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (especially. Species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| balloonseptostomy | Creation of an artificial interatrial septal defect by cardiac catheterization during which an inflated balloon is pulled across the interatrial septum through the foramen ovale; used in cases of transposition of the great vessels and tricuspid atresia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ballottable | Capable of exhibiting the phenomenon of ballottement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ballottement | 1. Manoeuvre used in physical examination to estimate the size of an organ not near the surface, particularly when there is ascites, by a flicking motion of the hand or fingers similar to that of dribbling a basketball. 2. An obsolete method of diagnosis of pregnancy: with the tip of the forefinger in the vagina, a sharp tap is made against the lower segment of the uterus; the foetus, if present, is tossed upward and (if the finger is retained in place) will be felt to strike against the wall of the uterus as it falls back. Origin: Fr. Balloter, to toss up (05 Mar 2000) |
| balm | 1. <botany> An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa. 2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs. 3. Any fragrant ointment. 4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each ill. <zoology>" Balm cricket, the European cicada. <botany> Balm of Gilead, a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish colour, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir). Origin: OE. Baume, OF. Bausme, basme, F. Baume, L. Balsamum balsam, from Gr.; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. Basam. Cf. Balsam. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| balm of Gilead | An oleoresin from Commiphora opobalsamum (family Burseraceae), probably the myrrh of the Bible; used in perfumery. Synonym: Mecca balsam, opobalsamum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balmy | 1. Having the qualities of balm; odouriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild. "The balmy breeze." "Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep !" (Young) 2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." Synonym: Fragrant, sweet-scented, odourous, spicy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| balneography | A description of baths. Origin: L. Balneum bath. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| balneology | <study> A treatise on baths; the science of bathing. Origin: L. Balneum bath. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| balneotherapeutics | Balneotherapy Immersion of part or all of the body in a mineral water bath as a form of therapy. Origin: L. Balneum, bath (05 Mar 2000) |
| balneotherapy | The treatment of disease by baths. Origin: L. Balneum bath + Gr. To heal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Balo's disease | Encephalitis that is clinically similar to adrenoleukodystrophy, but pathologically characterised by concentric globes or circles of demyelination of cerebral white matter separated by normal tissue. Synonym: Balo's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Balo, Jozsef | <person> Hungarian physician, *1896. See: Balo's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balance |
The harmonious adjustment of volume and timbre between instruments or voices; it can be between players or vocalists or electronically while recording or mixing.
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peruvian balsam, a dark brown viscid liquid obtained from Myroxylon pereirae Klotzsch (Leguminosae) used as a local protectant and as a rubefacient; applied topically.
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| BAL | a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip |
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| BAL | an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin |
| BAL | English statesman |
| BAL | United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) |
| BAL | a person whose head is bald |
| BAL | a large bundle bound for storage or transport |
| BAL | make into a bale |
| BAL | a city in northwestern Switzerland |
| BAL | remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side |
| BAL | an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain |
| BAL | a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales |
| BAL | whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water |