bəˈdan(t)skē-, bōˈ-, -dän- noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Aaron Bodansky died 1960 American (Russ.-born) biochemist
: a unit based on the activity of phosphatase toward sodium beta-glycerophosphate and used as a measure of phosphatase concentration (as in the blood) especially in the diagnosis of various pathological conditions, the normal value for the blood averaging about 7 for children and about 4 for adults