Glossary B
Glossary B
The Biopsychosocial Model refers to the concept of treating not just the body, but the whole person in his or her social context.
Deutsch: Bioterrorismus / Español: Bioterrorismo / Português: Bioterrorismo / Français: Bioterrorisme / Italiano: Bioterrorismo
Bioterrorism refers to the intentional or threatened use of viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins from living organisms to produce death or disease in humans, animals, or plants.
Bipolar cells are nerve cells in the visual system that combine impulses from many receptors and transmit the results to ganglion cells; retinal neurons that receive inputs from the visual receptors and send signals to the retinal ganglion cells. Bipolar cells make dual connections forward and outward to the ganglion cells, as well as backward and inward to the third layer of retinal cells
Bipolar Disorder refers to a a mood disorder characterized by severe alterations in mood which are usually episodic and recurrent.