| Basedow's pseudoparaplegia | Weakness of the thigh muscles in thyrotoxicosis; may occur suddenly and cause the patient to fall. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Basedow, Karl von | <person> German physician, 1799-1854. See: Basedow's disease, Basedow's pseudoparaplegia, Jod-Basedow phenomenon, Basedow's goiter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basedowian | Rarely used to denote terms described by or attributed to K. Basedow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseless | Without a base; having no foundation or support. "The baseless fabric of this vision." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| baseline | <anatomy> A line approximating the base of the skull, passing from the infraorbital ridge to the midline of the occiput, intersecting the superior margin of the external auditory meatus; the skull is in the anatomical position when the base line lies in the horizontal plane. Synonym: orbitomeatal line. (08 Mar 2000) |
| baseline foetal heart rate | <paediatrics> The average heart rate for a particular foetus during the diastolic phase of uterine contractions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseline test | <investigation> Test which measures an organs normal level of functioning. Used to determine if any changes in organ function occur following treatment. (16 Dec 1997) |
| baseline tonus | Intrauterine pressure between contractions during labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseline variability of foetal heart rate | The beat-to-beat changes in foetal heart rate as recorded on a graph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseload capacity | The power output that generating equipment can continuously produce. (05 Dec 1998) |
| baseload demand | The minimum demand experienced by an electric utility, usually 30-40% of the utility's peak demand. (05 Dec 1998) |
| basement | The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See Base, 3) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively. <anatomy> Basement membrane, a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed. Origin: F. Soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, Bastion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| basement lamina | <cell biology> Extracellular matrix characteristically found under epithelial cells. There are two distinct layers: the basal lamina, immediately adjacent to the cells, is a product of the epithelial cells themselves and contains collagen type IV and the reticular lamina is produced by fibroblasts of the underlying connective tissue and contains fibrillar collagen. (15 Nov 1997) |
| basement membrane | <cell biology> Extracellular matrix characteristically found under epithelial cells. There are two distinct layers: the basal lamina, immediately adjacent to the cells, is a product of the epithelial cells themselves and contains collagen type IV and the reticular lamina is produced by fibroblasts of the underlying connective tissue and contains fibrillar collagen. (15 Nov 1997) |
| baseplate | <cell biology> A hypothetical cell adhesion molecule possibly involved in sponge cell adhesion, existence unproven. (18 Nov 1997) |
| basal encephalocele |
an encephalocele in the region of the base of the skull.
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| basal neck fracture |
fracture of the neck of the femur at its junction with the trochanteric region.
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| basal ophthalmoplegia |
ophthalmoplegia due to a lesion at the base of the brain.
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| basal tuberculosis |
pulmonary tuberculosis situated in the lower part of the affected lung.
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| basilar bone |
basioccipital bone, a bone developing from a separate ossification center in the fetus, which becomes the basilar part of the occipital bone.
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| BAS | feeling embarrassed due to modesty |
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| BAS | an oil port in southern Iraq |
| BAS | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
| BAS | (chemistry) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base |
| BAS | of primary importance |
| BAS | serving as a base or starting point |
| BAS | pertaining to or constituting a base or basis |
| BAS | reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality |
| BAS | a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) |
| BAS | an assumption that is basic to an argument |
| BAS | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
| BAS | dye in which the chromophore are part of a positive ion |