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• BUCKY, GUSTAV — (1880–1963), radiologist. Born in Leipzig, from 1918 to 1923 he was head of the department of roentgenotherapy of the Berlin University clinic. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1923 but returned to Berlin in 1930 to serve as director of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Potter-Bucky diaphragm — see under grid …   Medical dictionary

• diaphragm — 1. The musculomembranous partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities. SYN: diaphragma (2) [TA], interseptum, midriff, phren (1). 2. A thin disk pierced with an opening, used in a microscope, camera, or other op …   Medical dictionary

• Bucky — Gustav, U.S. radiologist, 1880–1963. See B. diaphragm …   Medical dictionary

• B — 1. Symbol for boron; for aspartic acid or asparagine when it is unclear which of the two amino acid s is present; for bromouridine; second substrate in a multisubstrate enzyme catalyzed reaction. 2. As a subscript, refers to barometric pressure.… …   Medical dictionary

• b — 1. As a subscript, refers to blood. 2. Abbreviation for bis [L.], twice; barn. * * * bacillus; bands; barometric; base; basophil, basophilic; bath [Lat. balneum]; Baume scale; behavior; bel; Benoist scale; benzoate; beta; biscuspid; black; blood …   Medical dictionary

• B — • bacillus; • bands; • barometric; • base; • basophil, basophilic; • bath [Lat. balneum]; • Baume scale; • behavior; • bel; • Benoist scale; • benzoate; • beta; • biscuspid; • black; • blood, bloody; • blue; • body; • boils at; • Bolton point; •… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• Kidneys, ureters, and bladder — In medicine, KUB refers to a diagnostic medical imaging technique and stands for kidneys, ureters, and bladder.A KUB is a plain frontal supine radiograph of the abdomen. It is often supplemented by an upright PA view of the chest (to rule out air …   Wikipedia

• MEDICINE — From the beginning of their history until modern times Jews have exercised a tremendous influence on the development of medical science. They have always been solicitous in their care for the sick and held the medical profession in great esteem.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism