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Betulaceae
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D029401 |
[A plant species of BETULACEAE.
, A plant family of the order Fagales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have simple, serrate, alternate leaves. Male flowers are borne in long, pendulous catkins; the female in shorter, pendulous or erect catkins. The fruit is usually a small nut or a short-winged samara.
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Bevacizumab
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D000068258 |
[An anti-VEGF humanized murine monoclonal antibody. It inhibits VEGF RECEPTORS and helps to prevent PATHOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS.
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Beverages
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D001628 |
[Liquids that are suitable for drinking. (From Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed)
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Bexarotene
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D000077610 |
[A rexinoid (an RXR-binding ligand), tetrahydronaphthalene derivative and RETINOID X RECEPTOR antagonist that is used in the treatment of CUTANEOUS T-CELL LYMPHOMA.
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Bezafibrate
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D001629 |
[An antilipemic agent that lowers CHOLESTEROL and TRIGLYCERIDES. It decreases LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS and increases HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS.
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Bezoars
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D001630 |
[Concretions of swallowed hair, fruit or vegetable fibers, or similar substances found in the alimentary canal.
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Bhopal Accidental Release
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D055908 |
[1984 accident in Bhopal, INDIA at a PESTICIDES facility, resulting when WATER entered a storage tank containing ISOCYANATES. The following accidental chemical release and uncontrolled reaction resulted in several thousand deaths.
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Bhutan
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D001631 |
[A kingdom in the eastern Himalayas on the northeast border of India, bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Assam, on the south by Assam and West Bengal, and on the west by Sikkim and Tibet. From 1720 to 1970 it was under Chinese or Indian domination. In 1971 it became a member of the United Nations. The name comes from the Sanskrit bhota, the name for Tibet, + anta, end, with reference to its location at the southern extremity of Tibet. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p144 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p64)
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Bias
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D015982 |
[Any deviation of results or inferences from the truth, or processes leading to such deviation. Bias can result from several sources: one-sided or systematic variations in measurement from the true value (systematic error); flaws in study design; deviation of inferences, interpretations, or analyses based on flawed data or data collection; etc. There is no sense of prejudice or subjectivity implied in the assessment of bias under these conditions.
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Bibenzyls
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D001632 |
[Compounds that include 1,2-diphenylethane in their structure.
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Bible
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D001633 |
[The book composed of writings generally accepted by Christians as inspired by God and of divine authority. (Webster, 3d ed)
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Bibliographies as Topic
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D001634 |
[Works about lists of books, articles, and other publications.
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Bibliography
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D016417 |
[A work consisting of a list of books, articles, documents, publications, and other items, usually on a single subject or related subjects.
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Bibliography of Medicine
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D001635 |
[A list of works, documents, and other publications on medical subjects and topics of interest to the field of medicine.
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Bibliography, Descriptive
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D001636 |
[The area of bibliography which makes known precisely the material conditions of books, i.e., the full name of the author, the exact title of the work, the date and place of publication, the publisher's and printer's names, the format, the pagination, typographical particulars, illustrations, and the price, and for old books, other characteristics such as the kind of paper, binding, etc. It is also called analytical bibliography and physical bibliography. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)
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Bibliography, National
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D001637 |
[A bibliography which lists all the books and other publications published, or distributed in significant quantity, in a particular country. Sometimes the term is used with respect to the new publications published within a specific period, and sometimes with respect to all those published within a lengthy period of many years. It is also used to indicate a bibliography of publications about a country (whether written by its nationals or not) and those written in the language of the country as well as those published in it. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)
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Bibliometrics
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D015706 |
[The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)
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Bibliotherapy
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D001638 |
[A form of supportive psychotherapy in which the patient is given carefully selected material to read.
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Bicarbonates
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D001639 |
[Inorganic salts that contain the -HCO3 radical. They are an important factor in determining the pH of the blood and the concentration of bicarbonate ions is regulated by the kidney. Levels in the blood are an index of the alkali reserve or buffering capacity.
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Bicuculline
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D001640 |
[An isoquinoline alkaloid obtained from Dicentra cucullaria and other plants. It is a competitive antagonist for GABA-A receptors.
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