bargello
n.
5after Bargello, a museum in Florence, Italy, where it appears in upholstery6
1 a long, straight stitch in needlepoint, arranged so as to produce a zigzag pattern
2 the pattern produced by using this stitch, esp. a modified zigzag or flamelike design, or any pattern like this
3 this type of embroidery

batrachian
adj.
5< ModL Batrachia (former group name) < Gr batracheios, relating to frogs < batrachos, frog6 of, like, or concerning frogs and toads
n.
a frog or toad

blague pronounced "blahg"
n.
5Fr6 a practical joke, playful deception, raillery, etc.

blastomycosis
n.
5BLASTO3 + MYCOSIS6 any disease caused by a blastomycete

From Internet:
Blastomycosis is a chronic infection characterized by a granulomatous and suppurative lesion. It is
caused by a single fungal species, blastomyces dermatitidis, which is a thick walled spherical yeast that
usually produces single buds. The bud and parent yeast have a characteristically wide base of
attachment. The infection is initiated by inhalation of the dimorphic fungus. Dissemination may occur to
any organ from the lung, but preferentially to the skin and bones.

Blastomycosis is endemic to eastern parts of the United States but is also seen throughout Canada and
Central America. The natural habitat of B. dermatitidis is unresolved. Isolates have been found in the
soil from barns, a chicken house, a cattle crossing, and abandoned shacks. Although animal- to- man
transmission has not been identified, canine blastomycosis is common. The endemic area extends
roughly east from states that border the Mississippi river. In particular blastomycosis is endemic in the
southeast, Ohio valley and Illinois. Blastomycosis is at least 6 times more common in men and typically
effects middle- aged patients.

blepharitis
n.
5< fol. + 3ITIS6 inflammation of the eyelids

bursa
n.,
pl. 3sae 73sc8 or 3sas 5ModL < ML, a purse, bag: see PURSE6 Anat. a sac or pouchlike cavity, esp. one containing a fluid that reduces friction, as between a tendon and bone
bur4sal
adj.
And, when a bursa becomes inflamed, as the often do, "bursitis" can be very painful.
And in college, the "bursar" was the head of the business office.

And in college, the "bursar" was the head of the business office
where he handled disbursements.

Aboard ship he underwent a translation into English and it was the Purser who handled the disbursements from the purse.

The purser shoulda handled dispursements.

Isn't there something about money on a ship that seems cleaner somehow? Purer? More understandable? Less complicated?

'Cept when it's a pirate ship.