Bier (disambiguation)
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A bier
is a flat frame used to carry a corpse to burial.
Bier may also refer to:
Bier
A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin or casket containing a corpse, is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave.In Christian burial, the bier is often placed in the centre of the nave with candles surrounding it, and remains in place during the funeral.The bier is a flat frame,...
is a flat frame used to carry a corpse to burial.
Bier may also refer to:
- August BierAugust BierAugust Karl Gustav Bier was a German surgeon and a pioneer of spinal anaesthesia. After professorships in Greifswald and Bonn, Bier became a professor at the Charité in Berlin.-Spinal anesthesia:...
(1861–1949), German surgeon and pioneer of anesthesiology- Bier blockIntravenous regional anesthesiaIntravenous regional anesthesia or Bier block anesthesia is a common anesthetic technique for surgical procedures on the body's extremities where a local anesthetic is injected intravenously. The technique usually involves exsanguination, which forces blood out of the extremity, followed by the...
, a technique for intravenous regional anasthesia named after August Bier - Bier spotsBier spotsBier spots are small, light macules usually found on the arms and legs of young adults, in which the intervening skin may seem erthematous but blanches with pressure so that these light macules disappear. This is a benign physiologic vascular anomaly of no significance clinically....
, small, light macules occurring in cases of Marshall-White syndrome
- Bier block
- Bier, MarylandBier, MarylandBier is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States....
, a location in the United States