Annual growth in total Medicare spending averaged 4.1% between 2010 and 2014, compared to 9.0% between 2000 and 2010, based on data from OACT, despite growth in the number of beneficiaries and increases in health care costs over these years (Figure 3) .
bowfin - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America. Amia calva, dogfish, grindle. ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering. Amia, genus Amia - type genus of the Amiidae.
bow, bowknot(noun) a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces. bow(noun) a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments. bow, fore, prow, stem(noun) front part of a vessel or aircraft.