| base sequence | <molecular biology> The order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| base sequence analysis | <molecular biology> A method, sometimes automated, for determining the base sequence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| base substitution | <molecular biology> One nucleotide base is replaced by another in a DNA molecule. This is also called a point mutation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| base units | The fundamental unit's of length, mass, time, electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI); the names and symbols of the unit's for these quantities are meter (m), kilogram (kg), second (s), ampere (A), kelvin (K), mole (mol), and candela (cd). See: International System of Units. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base view | A radiographic projection showing the base of the skull, positions of the mandibular condyles, and zygomatic arches. Synonym: base view, submental vertex radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base-stacking | A clustering of DNA or RNA bases in which the rings lie on top of each other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseball | A competitive nine-member team sport including softball. (12 Dec 1998) |
| baseball coil | <radiobiology> Used in magnetic-mirror geometries to produce a minimum-B configuration, so-called because of their resemblance to the characteristic shape of stitches on a baseball. (09 Oct 1997) |
| baseball elbow | An epicondylitis of the medial epicondyle at the origin of the flexor muscles of the forearm; related to throwing and usually seen in children or adolescents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseball finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseboard | A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| baseborn | 1. Born out of wedlock. 2. Born of low parentage. 3. Vile; mean. "Thy baseborn heart." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| basedoid | Rarely used term denoting a condition resembling Graves' disease (Basedow's disease), but without toxic symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Basedow's disease | <endocrinology> A common cause of hyperthyroidism thought to be caused by an underlying autoimmune mechanism. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Basedow's goiter | Colloid goiter which becomes hyperfunctional after the ingestion of excess iodine, the Jod-Basedow phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |