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Alkaline bath
A bath in which 8 oz (227 g) of sodium bicarbonate or washing soda is added to 30 gal (114 L) of water.
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Alcohol bath
Application of a diluted alcohol solution to the skin as a stimulant and defervescent.
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Bath
The medium and method of cleansing the body or any part of it, or treating it therapeutically as with air, light, vapor, or water. The temperature of the cleansing bath for a bed patient should be about 95°F (35°C) with a room temperature of 75° to 80°F (23.9° to 26.7°C).
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Bates exercises
A series of systematic vision exercises devised in the 19th century to relax, tone, and strengthen the eye muscles.
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Batch analysis
An analysis in which all of the samples collected for a specific, nonemergent assay undergo the same testing process at the same time or sequentially. By contrast, samples collected for stat analyses are not saved in batches. These analyses are performed instead whenever individual specimens are received.
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Basophilism
A condition marked by an excessive number of basophils in the blood.
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Basket
A netlike terminal arborization of an axon (or its collateral) of a basket cell that forms a network about the cell body of a Purkinje cell.
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Emesis basin
A kidney-shaped basin that can fit close to the neck so vomitus may be collected.
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Basin
An open, bowl-like container for holding liquids. It may be shaped to fit around a structure.
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Basidiomycotina
In one system of taxonomy, a phylum of the true fungi. It is equivalent to the class Basidiomycetes in another system of taxonomy.
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