Babbitt, Β

metal. An alloy of tin, copper, and antimony which has a limited use in dentistry. Babes-Ernst bodies [Victor Babes, Rumanian bacteriologist, born 1854; Paul Ernst, German pathologist, born 1859]. See under body. Babesia (ba-be’ze-ah). A genus of protozoa. Same as Piroplasma. B. ‘vis. Same as Piroplasma bigeminum. Β. o'vis. Same as - Piroplasma ovis. babesiosis (ba-be-se-o’sis). Same as piroplasmosis. Babinski's reflex (ba-bin’skés) [Jules Babinski, physician in Paris, born 1857]. See under reflex. bacca (bak’ah), pl. buc’ce (LJ. A berry. baccharin (bak’ar-in). A poisonous alkaloid from the composite plant, Bac'char is cordifo'lia. bacciform (bak’sif-orm) (L. bac’ca berry + for'ma shape]. Berry shaped. Bacelli’ 5 sign (batsh-cl’éz) [Guido Bacelli, physician in Rome, born 1832]. See under sign. bacillac (bas’il-ak). A proprietary preparation of milk soured by the lactobacillus: used in fermentative conditions of the al.mentary canal. bacillsmia (bas-il-e’me-ah). See bacillemia. bacillar, bacillary (bas‘il-ar, bas’il-a-re). taining to bacilli or to rod-like forms. bacillemia (bas-il-e’me-ah) [bacillus + Gr. alu a blood]. The presence of bacilli in the blood. bacilli-carrier. See carrier. bacillicidal, bacillicidic (bas’’il-is-i’dal, bas’ilis-id’ik). Destructive to bacilli. bacillicide (bas-il’is-id) (bacillus + L. ce’dere to kill]. A drug which destroys bacilli. bacilli culture (bas-il’ik-ul-chur). propagation of bacilli. bacilliform (bas-il’if-orm) [bacillus + L. for’ma form]. Having the appearance of a bacillus. bacilli genic (bas’il-ij-en’ik). Caused by a bacillus. bacillin (bas-il’in). A commercial disinfectant. bacillinum (bas-il-i’num). A homeopathic preparation of tuberculous lung ti ue. bacilli parous (bas-il-ip’ar-us) [bacilli + L. pare're to produce]. Producing bacilli. bacillogenous (bas-il-oj’en-us). Caused by bacilli. bacillol (bas’il-ol). A product of the distillation of tar containing 52 per cent. of cresol: used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. bacillophobia (bas”’il-o-fo’be-ah) [L. bacil'li + Gr. Infection with Babesia. Per- The artificial φόβος fear]. A morbid fear of microbes. bacillosis (bas-il-o’sis) [L. bacil’lum a rod]. The state of bacillary infection. bacilluria (bas-il-u’re-ah) [bacilli + Gr. odpov urine]. The presence of bacilli in the urine.