Franche-Comte a former province of eastern France
brunch coat a woman's short housecoat or wrapper
Prunus mume Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
French Academy an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government
branch out vary in order to spread risk or to expand
parenchyma animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
bring home earn as a salary or wage
trench coat a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets
prune cake moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree
Pergamum an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
bronchoscopic of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
French Congo a republic in west-central Africa
bronchial asthma respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
branchial cleft one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
branched chain an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
branchiopodous of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
Branchiostomidae lancelets
pernicious anemia a chronic progressive anemia of older adults
bronchoscope a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
bronchospasm a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis