balanced salt solution — BSS a solution made to a physiological pH and having physiological concentrations of salts, including sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride. Such fluids are used during intraocular surgery and to replace intraocular fluids … The new mediacal dictionary
Salt bridge — A salt bridge, in chemistry, is a laboratory device used to connect the oxidation and reduction half cells of a galvanic cell (voltaic cell), a type of electrochemical cell. Salt bridge usually comes in two types: glass tube and filter… … Wikipedia
Saline (medicine) — Saline solution for intravenous infusion. The white port at the base of the bag is where additives can be injected with a hypodermic needle. The port with the blue cover is where the bag is spiked with an infusion set … Wikipedia
BSS — Bachelor of Sanitary Science; balanced salt solution; Bernard Soulier syndrome; black silk suture; buffered salt solution; buffered single substrate * * * see balanced salt solution * * * Bernard Soulier syndrome … Medical dictionary
Blood substitutes — Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry oxygen and other blood gases in the cardiovascular system. Although commonly used, the term is not accurate since human blood performs many important… … Wikipedia
Blood substitute — A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood, usually in the oxygen carrying sense. They aim to provide an alternative to blood transfusion,… … Wikipedia
BSS — • Bachelor of Sanitary Science; • balanced salt solution; • Bernard Soulier syndrome; • black silk suture; • buffered salt solution; • buffered single substrate … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome — (TASS) is an acute, sterile anterior segment inflammation following generally uneventful cataract and anterior segment surgery. One of the main factors in differentiating TASS from an infectious endophthalmitis is the rapid onset. Most patients… … Wikipedia
burn — burn1 burnable, adj. /berrn/, v., burned or burnt, burning, n. v.i. 1. to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 2. (of a fireplace,… … Universalium
BSS — is a three letter abbreviation that may refer to:Institutions * Bayridge Secondary School, Canada * Bayview Secondary School, Canada * Bishop Strachan School, Canada * Bramalea Secondary School, Canada * Blessed Sacrement School, Walpole,… … Wikipedia