Occasionally, a health practitioner will look at the ratio between a person's BUN and blood creatinine to help determine what is causing these concentrations to be higher than normal. The ratio of BUN to creatinine is usually between 10:1 and 20:1. An increased ratio may be due to a condition that causes a decrease in the flow of blood to the kidneys, such as congestive heart failure or dehydration.
Blanching is a cooking technique in which food, often vegetables, is briefly immersed in boiling water or fat, either to soften it, loosen its skin, or preserve its color. Blanching is a cooking technique in which food, often vegetables, is briefly immersed in boiling water or fat, either to soften it, loosen its skin, or preserve its color. share pin email button button
: a secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face. : a transparent drop of fluid or hardened fluid matter (such as resin) : to fill with tears (see 1tear) : shed tears. : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend. : to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate. : to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces. : damage from being torn (see 3tear) : a hole or flaw made by tearing. : the act of tearing something.