[ B ]

• B  bacillus; bands; barometric; base; basophil, basophilic; bath [Lat. balneum]; Baume scale; behavior; bel; Benoist scale; benzoate; beta; biscuspid; black; blood, bloody; blue; body; boils at; Bolton point; bone marrow-derived [cell or lymphocyte]; born; boron; bound; bovine; break; bregma; bronchial, bronchus; brother; Brucella; bruit; buccal; Bucky [film in cassette in Potter-Bucky diaphragm]; Bucky factor; bursa cells; burst [pacemaker]; bypass; byte; colorectal tumor extending into adipose tissue [Dukes classification]; magnetic induction; minimal detectable blurring; supramentale [point]
• B₀  constant magnetic field in nuclear magnetic resonance
• B1  palpable one lobe prostatic tumor less than 1.5 cm [Jewett staging system]; tumor extending into muscularis propria [Astler-Coller classification]
• B₁  induced field in nuclear magnetic resonance; radiofrequency magnetic field in nuclear magnetic resonance; thiamine
• B2  palpable two-lobe prostatic tumor larger than 1.5 cm [Jewett staging system]; tumor extending into perirectal adipose tissue [Astler-Coller classification]
• B₂  riboflavin
• B₆  pyridoxine
• B₇  biotin
• B₈  adenosine phosphate
• B₁₂  cyanocobalamin
• b  barn; base; boils at; born; brain; branched; [chromosome] break; supramentale [point]; twice [Lat. bis]
• b  sample regression coefficient [statistics]
• b⁺  positron emission
• b^-  beta emission
• β  see beta
• BA  Bachelor of Arts; backache; bacterial agglutination; bactericidal activity; barbituric acid; basion; benz[a]anthracene; benzyladenine; best amplitude; beta adrenergic; betamethasone acetate; bilateral asymmetrical; bile acid; Biliary atresia; biological activity; blocking antibody; blood agar; blood alcohol; bone age; boric acid; bovine albumin; brachial artery; breathing apparatus; bronchial asthma; buccoaxial; buffered acetone
• Ba  barium; barium enema; basion
• ba  basion
• BAA  benzoylarginine amide; branched amino acid
• BAAP  bone-anchored auricular prosthesis
• BAATAF  Boston Area Anticoagulation Trial for Atrial Fibrillation
• BAAV  bovine adeno-associated virus
• BAB  blood agar base
• Bab  Babinski's reflex; baboon
• BabK  baboon kidney
• BABs  born after the ban cases [see BSE]
• BABV  Babahoya virus
• BAC  baclofen; bacterial adherent colony; bacterial antigen complex; bacterial artificial chromosome; blood alcohol concentration; British Association of Chemists; bronchoalveolar carcinoma; bronchoalveolar cells; buccoaxiocervical
• Bac, bac  Bacillus
• BACT  bacterium [UMLS]; best available control technology
• Bact, bact  Bacterium; bacterium, bacteria
• BACUS  Balloon Angioplasty Compliance Ultrasound Study
• BAD  biological aerosol detection; biologically active dose; British Association of Dermatologists
• BADE  [Thoracic] Bioimpedance as an Adjunct to Dobutamine Echocardiography [study]
• BADS  black locks-albinism-deafness syndrome
• BAdV  bovine adenovirus
• BAdV-A, B, C  bovine adenovirus A, B and C
• BAE  bovine aortic endothelium; bronchial artery embolization
• BaE  barium enema
• BAEC  bovine aortic endothelial cell
• BAEDP  balloon aortic end-diastolic pressure
• BAEE  benzoylarginine ethyl ester
• BaEn  barium enema
• BAEP  brainstem auditory evoked potential
• BAER  brainstem auditory evoked response
• BaEV  baboon endogenous virus
• BaFBr:Eu  europium-activated barium fluorohalide
• BAG  buccoaxiogingival
• BAGG  buffered azide glucose glycerol
• BAGV  Bagaza virus
• BAHA®  bone-anchored hearing aid
• BAHAMA  Baragwanath Hypertension Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Multiarm
• BA/HPCC  biomedical application of high performance computing and communication
• BAHS  Boston Area Health Study; butoctamide hydrogen succinate
• BAHV  Bahig virus
• BAI  beta-aminoisobutyrate
• BAIB  beta-aminoisobutyric [acid]
• BAIF  bile acid independent flow
• BAIT  bacterial automated identification technique
• BAKUV  Baku virus
• BAKV  Bakel virus; Bakau virus
• BAL  bio-artificial liver; blood alcohol level; British anti-lewisite; bronchoalveolar lavage
• bal  balance; balsam
• BALB  binaural alternate loudness balance
• BALF  broncho-alveolar lavage fluid
• bals  balsam
• BALT  bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue
• BAM  Bacteriological Analytical Manual; basilar artery migraine; bilateral augmentation mammoplasty; brachial artery mean [pressure]
• BaM  barium meal
• Bam  benzamide
• BAME  benzoylarginine methyl ester
• BaMMV  barley mild mosaic virus
• BaMV  bamboo mosaic virus
• BAN  British Approved Name; British Association of Neurologists
• BANS  back, arms, neck, and scalp
• BANTER  Bayesian Network Tutoring and Explanation
• BANV  Banzi virus
• BAO  basal acid output; brachial artery output
• BAO-MAO  basal acid output to maximal acid output [ratio]
• BAP  bacterial alkaline phosphatase; Behavior Activity Profile; beta-amyloid peptide; blood-agar plate; bovine albumin in phosphate buffer; brachial artery pressure; brightness area product
• BAPhysMed  British Association of Physical Medicine
• BAPI  barley alkaline protease inhibitor
• BAPN  beta-aminoproprionitrile
• BAPO  British Association of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngologists
• BAPP  beta amyloid precursor protein
• BAPS  biomechanical ankle platform system; bovine albumin phosphate saline; British Association of Paediatric Surgeons; British Association of Plastic Surgeons
• BAPT  British Association of Physical Training
• BAPTA  1,2-bis (aminophenoxy) ethane-N,N,N´,N´-tetraacetic acid
• BAPV  bovine alimentary papillomavirus
• BAQ  brain-age quotient
• BAR  bariatrics; barometer, barometric; beta-adrenergic receptor
• βAR  beta adrenergic receptor
• bar  barometric
• BARASTER  Balloon Angioplasty vs Rotational Atherectomy for Stent Restenosis
• Barb, barb  barbiturate, barbituric
• BARI  Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation [trial]
• BARK  beta-adrenergic receptor kinase
• BARN  bilateral acute retinal necrosis; Body Awareness Resource Network
• BAROCCO  Balloon Angioplasty vs Rotacs for Total Chronic Coronary Occlusion [trial]
• BARS  behaviorally anchored rating scale
• BART  blood-activated recalcification time
• BARV  Barur virus
• BarV  barley virus
• BarV-B1  barley virus B1
• BAS  balloon atrial septostomy; battalion aid station; benzyl anti-serotonin; beta-adrenergic stimulation; boric acid solution; Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study
• BaS  barium swallow
• bas  basilar; basophil, basophilic
• BASA  Boston Assessment of Severe Aphasia
• BASC  Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration
• BASE  B27-arthritis-sacroiliitis-extra-articular features [syndrome]
• BASH  body acceleration synchronous with heart rate
• BASIC  Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Introduction Code
• BASIS  Basel Antiarrhythmic Study of Infarct Survival
• baso  basophil
• BASOC  boundary at the scale of the core [imaging]
• BAstV  bovine astrovirus
• BaSV  Bajra streak virus
• BAT  basic aid training; best available technology; blunt abdominal trauma; bright acuity test; brown adipose tissue
• BATV  Batai virus
• BAUP  Bovie-assisted uvulopalatoplasty
• BAUS  British Association of Urological Surgeons
• BAUV  Bauline virus
• BAV  banana virus; bicuspid aortic valve; Bivens arm virus
• BaV  Barramundi virus
• BAV-CH  banana virus-China
• BAVCP  bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis
• BAVFO  Bradycardia after arteriovenous fistula occlusion
• BAW  bronchoalveolar washing
• BaYMV  barley yellow mosaic virus
• BAYV  bayou virus
• BB  bad breath; bed bath; beta blockade, beta blocker; biceps brachii; BioBreeding [rat]; blanket bath; blood bank; blood buffer; blow bottle; blue bloaters [emphysema]; bombesin; borderline; Bortfeld/Boyer [radiotherapy]; both bones; breakthrough bleeding; breast biopsy; bronchial blocker [tube]; brush border; buffer base; bundle branch; isoenzyme of creatine kinase containing two B subunits
• B&B  branch and bound [algorithm]
• bb  Bolton point; both bones
• BBA  born before arrival
• BBB  blood-brain barrier; blood buffer base; bundle-branch block
• BBBB  bilateral bundle-branch block
• BBBD  blood brain barrier disruption
• BBC  bromobenzycyanide; buccal bifurcation cyst
• BbCPV  Biston betularia cypovirus
• BBD  benign breast disease
• BB3DI  broad beam 3-dimensional irradiation
• BBE  Bacteroides bile esculin [agar]
• BBEP  biotechnology, biologics, and environmental protection; brush border endopeptidase
• BBF  bronchial blood flow
• BBI  Biomedical Business International; Bowman-Birk soybean inhibitor
• BBM  banked breast milk; brush border membrane
• BBMV  broad bean mottle virus; brush border membrane vesicle
• BBN  broad band noise
• BBNV  broad bean necrosis virus
• BBOT  2,5-bis(5-t-butylbenzoxalol-2-yl)thiophene
• BBOV  Bimbo virus
• BBPP  Beta-Blocker Pooling Project
• BBR  bibasilar rate; bundle branch reentry
• BBRS  Burks' Behavior Rating Scale
• BBR-VT  bundle branch reentry-ventricular Tachycardia
• BBs  both bones
• BBS  Barolet-Biedl syndrome; bashful bladder syndrome; benign breast syndrome; bilateral breath sounds; bombesin; borate-buffered saline; brown bowel syndrome; bulletin board software
• BBScV  blueberry scorch virus
• BBSV  broad bean stain virus
• BBT  basal body temperature
• BBTD  baby bottle Tooth decay
• BBTMV  broad bean true mosaic virus
• BBTV  banana bunchy top virus
• BBV  Berkeley bee virus; black beetle virus; Bukalasa bat virus
• BB/W  BioBreeding/Worcester [rat]
• BBWV  broad bean wilt virus
• BC  Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Baccalaureus Chirurgiae]; back care; bactericidal concentration; basal cell; basket cell; battle casualty; bicarbonate; biliary colic; bipolar cell; birth control; blastic crisis; blood count; blood culture; Blue Cross [plan]; board certified; bone conduction; brachiocephalic; brain contour; breast cancer; bronchial carcinoma; buccal cartilage; buccocervical; buffy coat
• B&C  biopsy and curettage
• Bc  Bacillus cereus
• b/c  benefit/cost [ratio]
• BCA  balloon catheter Angioplasty ; bell clapper anomaly; bicinchoninic acid; blood color analyzer; Blue Cross Association; branchial cleft anomaly; Breast Cancer Action; breast cancer antigen; bromochloroacetic acid
• BCAA  branched chain amino acid
• bCaCC  bovine calcium-sensitive chloride channel
• BCAEC  bovine coronary artery endothelial cell
• BCaMV  bean calico mosaic virus
• BCAPS  Beta-Blocker Cholesterol-Lowering Asymptomatic Plaque Study
• BCAT  brachiocephalic arterial trunk
• BCB  blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier; brilliant cresyl blue
• BCBR  bilateral carotid body resection
• BC/BS  Blue Cross/Blue Shield [plan]
• BCBSA  Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
• BCC  basal-cell carcinoma; bedside communication controller; biliary cholesterol concentration; birth control clinic; business card computer
• bcc  body-centered-cubic
• BC-CFC  blast cell colony-forming cell
• BCCG  British Cooperative Clinical Group
• BCCP  biotin carboxyl carrier protein
• BCCV  Black Creek Canal virus
• BCD  binary-coded decimal; bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin
• BCDDP  Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project
• BCDF  B-cell differentiation factor
• BCDL  Brachmann-Cornelia de Lange [syndrome]
• BCDRS  Brief Carroll Depression Rating Scale
• BCDS  Bulimia Cognitive Distortions Scale
• BCDSP  Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program
• BCE  basal cell epithelioma; benign childhood epilepsy; bubble chamber equipment
• BCECT  benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal [spikes]
• BCEI  breast cancer estrogen-inducible
• BCEOP  benign partial epilepsy with occipital paroxysms
• BCF  basic conditioning factor; basophil chemotactic factor; bioconcentration factor; breast cyst fluid

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