The oldest fossils of multi-cellular animals we've found are over 600 million years old, so it took a little while to get where we are now. The eon covering the time from when animals really get going until now is called the Phanerozoic era (the era of well-defined or apparent life). Below are some highlights.
What is bariatric equipment. Simply put it is equipment and supplies that are designed for larger or obese patients. The term bariatric aids, or bariatric equipment, comes from the merging of two Greek words, baros which means weight and iatrics meaning medical treatment. Bariatric Equipment designs cater for the larger person and features increased weight capacities, heavy duty supports and wider widths to fit the persons needs.
The noun BA has 2 senses: 1  1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite. 2. a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences. 2  Meaning: 3  A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite. 4  Classified under: 5  Nouns denoting substances. 6  Synonyms: 7  atomic number 56; Ba; barium. Hypernyms (Ba is a kind of...): metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of Ba): baryta (any of several compounds of barium) Holonyms (Ba is a substance of...):