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| Base |
| | A substance that dissociates in water to yield a hydroxyl ion. A donator of electrons. |
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| Biliary |
| | Pertaining to bile, an excretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and released into the small intestine. |
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| Bioactivation |
| | The metabolic process whereby a parent substance is chemically changed to a daughter substance which has increased biological activity. |
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| Biological Half-Life |
| | The time required to eliminate one-half the quantity of a substance from the body. |
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| Biotransformation |
| | Conversion of a chemical from one form to another by a biological organism. |
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| Blood plasma |
| | The non-cellular, fluid portion of whole blood. |
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| Body Burden |
| | The total amount of a substance which has accumulated in the body. |
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| Bone Marrow |
| | The tissue within the internal open space of bones (e.g., shaft of long bones) in which the blood-forming elements exist. |
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| Bronchioles |
| | The very small branches of the tracheo-bronchial tree of the respiratory tract which terminate in the alveoli. |
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