See Also: Cell body(medicine)
carotid body cell(medicine)
Body cell mass(health)
nerve cell body(medicine)
foreign body giant cell(medicine)
Bronx Zoo(encyclopedia)
Bronx(encyclopedia)
Bronx(dictionary)
Bronx(dictionary)
Bronx cheer(dictionary)

Body cell mass (health) and Bronx (iou)


Body cell mass (health)


The total mass of all the cellular elements in the body which constitute all the metabolically active tissue of the body. There is depletion of the body cell mass (BCM) that is characteristic of wasting of the body common with chronic diseases such as AIDS and terminal cancer.





Bronx (iou)



Bronx noun. US. E20.
[A borough of New York City.]
In full Bronx cocktail. A cocktail of gin, vermouth, and orange juice. E20.
Bronx cheer, a sound of derision or contempt made by blowing through closed lips with the tongue between; = RASPBERRY 3a. E20.