Biology. The science of life.

Bistoury. A small cutting knife.

Bladder (urinary). The organ, situated behind the pubic bone, which holds the urine until its expulsion. Illus. pages [206] and [207].

Blebs. Eminences of the skin containing a watery fluid.

Bloody-flux. A disease characterized by frequent, scanty, and bloody stools.

Boil. An inflamed tumor which comes to a head and discharges matter and a core. See [page 443].

Bolus. A large pill.

Bougie. A long, flexible instrument used for dilating contracted canals and passages.

Breach. Some form of hernia of the abdomen. See [page 862].

Broad ligaments of the uterus. Folds of the peritoneum which support the womb and contain the Fallopian tubes and ovaries. Illus. p. 206.