Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Biliary tract
The gallbladder and the ducts leading from the liver to the gallbladder and to the intestinal tract biliary system. Gallbladder and its ducts, which transport bile; also called biliary system. Collective term for structures involved in the delivery of bile from the liver to the duodenum; includes the gallbladder, hepatic ducts, cystic ducts, and common…
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Biliary system
A ductal system consisting of the gallbladder and the bile ducts connecting the liver to the intestine. The organs in which bile is formed, concentrated, stored, and transported to the small intestine. The biliary system removes waste products from the liver and carries bile to the intestine. The biliary system is composed of the bile…
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Bile ducts
Any of the ducts conveying bile between the liver and the intestine. A tube which links the cystic duct and the hepatic duct to the duodenum. The tubular structure that bile flows through. One of several tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and then to the first section of the small…
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Bilateral transfer
The effect of practice with one hand upon learning the same skill with the other hand.
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Bigamy
A legal term in which a person is married to more than one person at the same time.
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Bifocals
Eyeglasses whose lenses correct for both long-and short-range vision. Referring to lenses made with two sections which have different focal lengths, one for looking at things which are near, the other for looking at things which are far away. In optics, eyeglasses made up of two portions, one for seeing near and the other for…
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Bidder’s list
A list of qualified organizations maintained by some government agencies and used for informing other groups of potential proposals and inviting them to submit proposals for funding.
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Bicetre
An 18th century asylum for male lunatics. It was at this asylum that Philippe Pinel removed the chains and shackles from the mentally ill patients. It was a lunatic asylum for male patients only, Salpetriere.
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Biceps
A muscle having two heads of origin, especially the muscle on the front of the upper arm. Any muscle formed of two parts joined to form one tendon, especially the muscles in the front of the upper arm (biceps brachii) and the back of the thigh (biceps femoris). Muscle having two heads, especially the one…
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Biased scanning
In memory, the process of reviewing one’s memories and selecting from them only those that support one’s arguments.
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