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| bacteria
| a group (as a genus, species, or strain) of bacteria
-- used chiefly in nontechnical writing and in news broadcasts The
Erlenmeyer Flask 1X23 |
| bacterium
| any of a group (as kingdom Procaryotae syn. Monera)
of prokaryotic unicellular round, spiral, or rod-shaped single-celled
microorganisms that are often aggregated into colonies or motile
by means of flagella, that live in soil, water, organic matter,
or the bodies of plants and animals, and that are autotrophic,
saprophytic, or parasitic in nutrition and important because
of their biochemical effects and pathogenicity Teliko
4X04 Pine Bluff
Variant 5X18 |
| barbiturate
| 1: a salt or ester of barbituric acid; 2: any of various
derivatives of barbituric acid used especially as sedatives,
hypnotics, and antispasmodics Biogenesis
6X22 Audrey
Pauley 9X13 |
| base
pair | one of the pairs of chemical bases composed of
a purine on one strand of DNA joined by hydrogen bonds to a
pyrimidine on the other that hold together the two complementary
strands much like the rungs of a ladder and include adenine
linked to thymine or sometimes to uracil and guanine linked
to cytosine The
Erlenmeyer Flask 1X23 |
| belladonna
| 1: an Old World poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna)
of the nightshade family having purple or green bell-shaped
flowers, glossy black berries, and root and leaves that yield
atropine -- called also deadly nightshade; 2: a medicinal
extract (as atropine) from the belladonna plant Sanguinarium
4X06 |
| benign
| of a mild type or character that does not threaten
health or life El
Mundo Gira 4X11 |
| beta-blocker
| any of a class of drugs (as propranolol) that slow
heart action and increase coronary blood flow by blocking the
activity of beta-receptors Drive
6X02 |
| beta
wave | neurology brain waves in the electroencephalogram
which have a frequency of 18 to 30 per second. They are typical
during periods of intense activity of the nervous system, and
occur principally in the parietal and frontal regions. Sunshine
Days 9X18 |
| bicuspid
tooth | a human premolar tooth having or ending in two
points Unrequited 4X16 |
| bile
| a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted
by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially
in the emulsification and absorption of fats Squeeze
1X02 |
| biochemical
| characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical
reactions in living organisms Surekill
8X09 Medusa 8X13 |
| bioengineering
| 1: the application of engineering principles to the
fields of biology and medicine, as in the development of aids
or replacements for defective or missing body organs, also called
biomedical engineering; 2: genetic engineering Trust
No 1 9X08 |
| biological
| 1: of or relating to biology or to life and living
processes; 2: used in or produced by applied biology; 3: related
by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage
(biological parents) Requiem
7X22 Invocation
8X06 Medusa 8X13 Lord
of the Flies 9X06 Jump
the Shark 9X15 |
| biologist,
biology | a branch of knowledge that deals with living
organisms and vital processes Medusa
8X13 Essence 8X20 Lord
of the Flies 9X06 |
| bioluminescence
| the emission of light from living organisms; also:
the light so produced Medusa
8X13 Jump the Shark
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| biopsy
| the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids
from the living body Herrenvolk
4X01 Emily 5X07 all
things 7X17 |
| biotoxin
| an internal toxin; from within the body Terma
4X10 Pine Bluff Variant
5X18 |
| bipolar
| characterized by the alternation of manic and depressive
states (bipolar affective disorder) Firewalker
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| birth
| a: the emergence of a new individual from the body
of its parent; b: the act or process of bringing forth young
from the womb Surekill
8X09 Per Manum
8X08 Three
Words 8X18 Essence
8X20 Nothing Important
Happened Today 9X01 Nothing
Important Happened Today II 9X01 |
| birth
control | deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation
by barrier, chemical (pills or implant), or rhythm (abstinence
during fertile part of female reproductive cycle) Chimera
7X16 |
| birth
defect | a physical or biochemical defect that is present
at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced Patience
8X04 Per Manum 8X08 Essence
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| bisect
| to divide into two usually equal parts Trevor
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| bite
| 1 a : to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as
to enter, grip, or wound b : to wound, pierce, or sting especially
with a fang or a proboscis 2 : to cut or pierce with or as if
with an edged weapon Patience
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| blastula
| an early metazoan embryo typically having the form
of a hollow fluid-filled rounded cavity bounded by a single
layer of cells Redux
5X02 |
| blepharoplasty
| plastic surgery on the eyelid especially to remove
fatty or excess tissue Sanguinarium
4X06 |
| blind
| having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more
efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by
lenses; b: of or relating to sightless persons Surekill
8X09 |
| blister
| an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid The
Blessing Way 3X01 |
| blood
| the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries,
and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen
to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
S.R. 819 6X10 Rush
7X06 The Goldberg
Variation 7X02 First
Person Shooter 7X13 Patience
8X04 Invocation
8X06 Via Negativa
8X07 Salvaage
8X10 Badlaa 8X12
The Gift 8X11 DeadAlive
8X15 Vienen 8X16 Empedocles
8X17 Existence
8X21 Nothing Important
Happened Today 9X01 Hellbound
9X04 4-D 9X05 Lord
of the Flies 9X06 Underneath
9X09 Provenance
9X10 Scary
Monsters 9X12 Audrey
Pauley 9X13 Jump
the Shark 9X15 Release
9X16 William 9X17 |
| blood
sugar | the glucose in the blood; also : its concentration
(as in milligrams per 100 milliliters) Roadrunners
8X05 |
| bloodstream
| the flowing blood in a circulatory system S.R.
819 6X10 Requiem
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| bludgeon
| 1: to hit with heavy impact; 2: to overcome by aggressive
argument Via Negativa
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| bolus
| a rounded mass 3
2X06 |
| bone
| one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate;
b: any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen
or ivory) akin to or resembling bone; c: the hard largely calcareous
connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates
is chiefly composed Our
Town 2X24 Drive
6X02 Invocation
8X06 This Is Not
Happening 8X14 Hellbound
9X04 Release 9X16 |
| boron
| a trivalent metalloid element found in nature only
in combination and used in metallurgy and in composite structural
materials Medusa 8X13 |
| bradycardia
| relatively slow heart action Born
Again 1X21 |
| brain
| a: the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system
that constitutes the organ of thought and neural coordination,
includes all the higher nervous centers receiving stimuli from
the sense organs and interpreting and correlating them to formulate
the motor impulses, is made up of neurons and supporting and
nutritive structures, is enclosed within the skull, and is continuous
with the spinal cord through the foramen magnum; b: a nervous
center in invertebrates comparable in position and function
to the vertebrate brain Paper
Clip 3X02 WOTC 3X12 Pusher
3X17 Wetwired
3X23 Teliko 4X04 Leonard
Betts 4X14 The
End 5X20 Biogenesis
6X22 Hungry 7X01 The
Sixth Extinction 7X03 Amor
Fati 7X04 Theef
7X14 En Ami 7X15 Within
8x01 Roadrunners
8X05 Via Negativa
8X07 The Gift
8X11 DeadAlive
8X15 Vienen 8X16 Lord
of the Flies 9X06 Provenance
9X10 Providence
9X11 Audrey
Pauley 9X13 |
| brain
stem | the part of the brain composed of the mesencephalon,
pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with
the forebrain and cerebrum Sleepless
2X04 DeadAlive
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| breathe
| to draw air into and expel it from the lungs : RESPIRE;
broadly : to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through
natural processes; to inhale and exhale freely Without
8X02 |
| bromide
| a binary compound of bromine with another element or
a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives Miracle
Man 1X17 Medusa
8X13 |
| bronchospasm
| a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult
and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis Daemonicus
9X03 |
| bruise,
bruising | injury to tissue usually without laceration The
Walk 3X07 The
Goldberg Variation 7X02 This
Is Not Happening 8X14 Daemonicus
9X03 Audrey
Pauley 9X13 Improbable
9X14 Release 9X16 William
9X17 Sunshine
Days 9X18 |
| bubonic
plague | plague caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis)
and characterized especially by the formation of buboes Ice
1X07 |
| BUN
| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a metabolic by
product (in the liver) from the breakdown of blood, muscle and
protein Sunshine
Days 9X18 |
| burn
| to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire,
heat, or radiation Sleepless
2X04 Medusa 8X13 Vienen
8X16 William 9X17 The
Truth 9X19/20 |
| bypass
| Medicine 1: an alternative passage created
surgically to divert the flow of blood or other bodily fluid
or circumvent an obstructed or diseased organ; 2: a surgical
procedure to create such a channel: a coronary artery bypass;
a gastric bypass Jump
the Shark 9X15 |
