BILINEURIN 



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BIOMETER 



Bilineurin (bil-e-nu'-rin). See Cholin. 



Bilious (bil'-yus) [biliosus, full of bile]. A term popu- 

 larly applied to disorders supposed to arise from a too 

 free secretion of bile. B. Fever, a term loosely 

 applied to certain enteric and malarial fevers. 



Biliphein (bil-e-fe'-in) [bills, bile; <paiog, gray]. A 

 supposed bile- color, now regarded as an impure 

 bilirubin ; called also cholophein. 



Biliprasin (bil-e-pra' -sin) [bills, bile ; npdaov, leek ; 

 npaoivog, leek-green], C 16 H 22 N 2 6 . A pigmentary 

 substance occurring in gall-stones, icteric urine and 

 bile. 



Bilipurpin, or Bilipurpurin (bil-e-per' '-pin, bil-e-per f - 

 pu-rin) [bills, bile ; purpura, purple]. A purple 

 coloring-matter derivable from biliverdin. 



Bilipyrrhin (bil-e-pir'-iii). See Cholepyrrhin. 



Bilirubin (bil-e-ru' '-bin) [bilis, bile ; ruber, red], C ]6 H I8 - 

 N 2 0;j. A red coloring-matter, the chief pigment of 

 the bile. It is found also in the urine in jaundice. It is 

 insoluble in water, and almost so in ether and alcohol, 

 but it is readily soluble in alkaline solutions. It crys- 

 tallizes in rhombic plates or prisms. B. Icterus, 

 icterus or jaundice with discoloration of the skin and 

 urine from the presence of an abnormally large percent- 

 age of bilirubin. 



Biliverdin (bil-e-ver'-din) [bills, bile ; viridis, green] , 

 C 12 H 20 N 2 O 5 , or C 8 H 9 N0 2 . A green pigment, the first 

 product of the oxidation of bilirubin. It gives the 

 characteristic color to the bile of herbivora, and occurs 

 in the urine of jaundice and in traces in gall-stones. 



Billroth's Mixture. See Anesthetic : B.'s Operations. 

 See Operations, Table of. 



Bilsted, or Bilsterd (bil'-sted, or bil f -sterd). See 

 Liquidamber. 



Bimana (bim'-an-ah) [bi, two; manus, a hand]. An 

 order of the division of mammalia including man only. 



Bimanual (bi-man'-u-al) [W, two ; manus, a. hand]. 

 Two-handed. Ambidextrous. 



Bimastoid (bi- mas' -told) [bi, two; paarSg, the breast; 

 eldog, form]. Relating to the two mastoid eminences. 



Binary (bi'-nar-e) [binus, a couple]. In chemistry, 

 compounded of two elements. In anatomy, separat- 

 ing into two branches. B. Theory, in chemistry, the 

 theory that considers all salts as double compounds. 



Binate (bin'-ai) [binus, two by two]. In biology, 

 bifoliate ; bidigitate ; occurring in pairs. 



Binaural (bin-aw' '-rat) [bis, twice ; auris, ear]. Per- 

 taining to or having two ears. 



Binauricular (bin-aw-rik' '-u-lar) [bis, twice ; auricula, 

 the ear]. Pertaining or belonging to both ears. B. 

 Arc. See Arc. 



Binder (bind'-er) [ME. , byndere\ A wide bandage 

 about the abdomen, worn by women during or after 

 labor, or celiotomy, to support the abdominal walls. B., 

 Mammary, a sling or suspensory for the mamma. 



Binder's Board. A thick, strong variety of paste- 

 board for bookbinders' use ; it has a limited use in 

 surgery. 



Binding Posts. Clamps for connecting conducting 

 wires with the electric apparatus. 



Bindschedler's Green. Same as Dimethylphenylene 

 Green. 



Bindweb [bind' -web) [ME. , binden ; webbe\. The 

 neuroglia. 



Binelli's Styptic. A nostrum formerly famous as a 

 styptic. It is supposed to have contained creasote. 



Biniodid (bin-i'-o-did). See Iodid. 



Binocular (bin-ok' '-u-lar) [bi, two; oculus, an eye]. In 

 anatomy, having or pertaining to two eyes. In optics, 

 an instrument with two eye-pieces for use with both 

 eyes at once. B. Vision, the faculty of using both 

 eyes synchronously and without diplopia. 



Binoculus (bin-ok' '-u-lus) [L. , two-eyed]. A figure- 

 of-eight bandage for both eyes. 



Binoxid (bin-oks'-id) [bi, two ; oxid~\. Same as Dioxid. 



Binuclear (bi-nu' -kle-ar) [bi, two ; nucleus, a kernel]. 

 Having two nuclei. 



Binucleolate (bi-nu-kle' -o-ldt) [In, two ; nucleolus, a 

 little kernel]. Having two nucleoli. 



Bioblast (bi' -o-blast) [fiiog, life; fHaorog, a germ]. A 

 plastidule or formative cell ; a corpuscle that has not 

 yet become a cell. 



Biocellate (bi-o-sel'-at) [bi, two ; ocellus, a little eye]. 

 In biology, having two spots resembling eyes. 



Biochemics (bi-o-kem'-iks) [fiiog, life ; x^/ieia, chem- 

 istry]. The chemistry of life. See Biochemy. 



Bio-chemistry {bi-o-kem' '-is-tre) [/Hog, life ; ^aet'a, 

 chemistry]. The chemistry of the living body, or of 

 life. 



Biochemy (bi' -o-kem-e) [(3log, life; xr}p.£ia, chemistry]. 

 Chemic force as exhibited in living organisms. 



Biochyme (bi'-o-kim) [fiiog, life; x v f^St juice]. In 

 biology, the sap or cell-juice of plants. 



Biodynamics (bi-o-di-nam' '-iks) [(Hoc, life ; dvvafiig, 

 power]. The dynamics of life ; dynamic biology. 



Biogamia (bl-o-ga' '-me-ah) [fiiog, life ; ydfiog, marriage]. 

 The hypothetic union of opposing vital forces (as 

 of contractility and sensibility), resulting in repro- 

 duction. 



Biogenesis (bi-o-jen'-es-is) [fiiog, life ; yiveaig, origin]. 

 I. The doctrine that living things are produced only 

 from living things — the reverse of abiogenesis. 2. 

 Reproduction from living parents. 



Biogeny (bi-of -en-e) [fiiog, life ; yzvzia, generation]. 

 In biology, the evolution of organic forms, either con- 

 sidered individually (ontogeny) or tri bally (phytogeny). 



Biognosis (bi-og-no' '-sis) [fiiog, life ; yvuaig, know- 

 ledge]. The study of life and its phenomena; 

 biology. 



Biokinematics (bi-o-kin-em-at f -iks) [fiiog, life; nivy/ia, 

 motion]. The kinematics of life ; the science of the 

 motions or movements that are essential to life. 



Biokinesigenesis (bi-o-kin-es-ij-en' '-es-is) [(Hog, life ; 

 nivrjaig, movement ; yeveaig, production]. The 

 origination of the movements of living matter. 



Biokinetics (bi-o-kin-et* '-iks) [(Hog, life ; Kivijaig, 

 motion]. The kinetics of life: the science of the 

 movements that are necessary parts of the process of 

 development. See Karyokinesis . 



Biologic, or Biological (bi-o-loj'-ik, bi-o-loj' '-ik-al) 

 [fiiog, life; 16yog, science]. Pertaining or belonging 

 to biology. B. Law. See Phytogeny and Hackel. 



Biologist (bi-ol' '-o-jist) [(3iog, life; \6yog, science]. 

 One who is a student of biology. 



Biologos (bi-o-log / -os) [fiiog, life; \6yog, a word]. A 

 designation proposed for the intelligent living power 

 displayed in cellular and organic action and reaction. 



Biology (bi-ol' -o-je) [fiiog, life; \6yog, science]. The 

 science embracing the structure, function, and or- 

 ganization of life-forms. 



Biolysis (bi-ol' -is-is) [j3iog, life ; "K'veiv, to loosen]. 

 The destruction of life. The devitalization of living 

 tissue. 



Biolytic (bi-o-lif '-ik) [fiiog, life; 1'veiv, to loosen]. 

 Destructive to life ; relating to biolysis. 



Biomagnetism (bi-o-mag' '-net-ism) [fiiog, life; fiayvTjg, 

 a magnet]. So-called animal magnetism. 



Biometer (bi-om' -et-er) [fiiog, life ; fierpov, measure]. 

 Dr. Farr speaks of the Life-Table as a biometer, 

 and of equal importance in all inquiries connected with 

 human life or sanitary improvements with the 

 barometer or thermometer, etc., in physical research ; 

 and the keystone or pivot on which the whole science 

 of life-assurance rests. 



