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Burette
A graduated glass tube with a small aperture and stopcock for delivering measured quantities…
Bronchiole Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
BAL; a flexible catheter is placed in the suspect area of the lung. Saline…
Bronchoconstriction reflex
Protective reflex of the tracheo-bronchial tree that restricts entry of potentially damaging substances into…
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
Chronic pulmonary insufficiency arising from long term artificial ventilation.
Budding out
Enveloped viruses bud though the cell membrane of infected cells acquiring the membrane as…
Buffer
A combination of substances in aqueous solution that resists changes in hydrogen ion concentration…
