Category: B
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Biconvex lens
A lens that has a convex surface on each side.
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Biconcave lens
A lens that has a concave surface on each side.
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Basinasal length
The distance from the basion of the foramen magnum of the skull to the center of the suture between the frontal and nasal bones.
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Bayonet leg
An uncorrected posterior displacement of the knee bones, followed by ankylosis at the joint.
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Bipolar lead
In electrocardiography, any lead that consists of one electrode at one body site and another at a different site. A standard limb lead, I, II, or III, is a bipolar lead.
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Basal layer
The outermost layer of the uterine endometrium lying next to the myometrium.
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Bacillary layer
The rod and cone layer of the retina of the eye.
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Biogenetic law
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny (i.e., an individual in its development recapitulates stages in its evolutionary development).
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Benzoinated lard
Lard containing 1% benzoin, used as a vehicle for certain types of topically applied medicines.
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Bony landmark
A structure or spot on a bone used as a reference for measurement.