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A type of giant pyramidal cell in the cortical motor area of the brain. The axons of these cells are included in the pyramidal tract.  

The scientific name for the European white birch tree. European white birch pollen, abbreviated Bet by the World Health Organization, contains allergens that cause allergies in the spring in the northern hemisphere.  

A rare, autosomal dominant form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy that becomes clinically obvious in early childhood. It is usually slowly progressive, gradually resulting in weakness that may limit the ability to walk independently. Muscle contractures, e.g., of the hands, ankles, and elbows, are characteristic.  

Antibiotics that are resistant to the action of beta lactamase. This property makes them effective against microbial organisms that produce beta lactamase.  

The ability of microorganisms that produce the enzyme beta-lactamase (penicillinase) to resist the action of certain types of antibiotics, including some but not all forms of penicillin.  

Speech in which other letters of the alphabet are inappropriately pronounced like the letter b.  

A group of neurologically active compounds similar in chemical structure to the amino acid L-tryptophan, the neurotransmitter serotonin, and the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine . They increase levels of serotonin in the central and peripheral nervous system and inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase.  

A synthetic or natural drug that stimulates beta (sympathetic) receptors, e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine.