Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.
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Unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC) is a blood test for iron. It is one test of several that is used to help diagnose problems with iron in the body. Iron is an essential mineral the body needs to function properly. About 75% of the body's iron is a component of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier in red blood cells.