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Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations
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- BLLD British Library Lending Division
- BLLV Bloodland Lake virus
- BLM basolateral membrane; bilayer lipid membrane; bimolecular liquid membrane; black lipid membrane; bleomycin; Bloom syndrome; buccolinguomasticatory
- BLMoV blueberry leaf mottle virus
- BLMV Belem virus
- BLN bronchial lymph node
- BLOB binary large object
- BLOBS bladder obstruction
- BLOC body location [UMLS]
- BLOSUM block substitution matrix [searching algorithm]
- BLOT Bimodality Lung Oncology Trial; British Library of Tape
- BLP beta-lipoprotein
- BlP blood pressure
- B-LPH beta-lipoprotein hormone
- B-LPN beta-lipotropin
- bl pr blood pressure
- BLQ both lower quadrants
- BLRC Biomedical Library Review Committee
- BLROA British Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Association
- BLRV, blrv bean leafroll virus
- BLS bare lymphocyte syndrome; basic life support; B-cell lymphoproliferative syndrome; blind loop syndrome; blood and lymphatic system; blood sugar; Bloom syndrome; Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BlS blood sugar
- BLSA Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging; basic life support ambulance
- BLSD bovine lumpy skin disease
- BLS-D basic life support-defibrillation; Blessed Scale-Dementia
- BLT bleeding time; blood-clot lysis time; blood test
- BlT bleeding time; blood test; blood type, blood typing
- BLU Bessey-Lowry unit
- BluMVd-RNA Blueberry mosaic viroid-like ribonucleic acid
- BLV biological limit value; blood volume; bovine leukemia virus
- BlV blood viscosity; blood volume
- BLVd bent leaf viroid
- BLVR biliverdin reductase
- Blx bleeding time
- BM Bachelor of Medicine; barium meal; basal medium; basal metabolism; basement membrane; basilar membrane; betamethasone; biomedical; black male; blood monitoring; body mass; Bohr magneton; bone marrow; bowel movement; breast milk; buccal mass; buccomesial
- B/M black male
- B2M beta-2-microglobulin
- bm black male
- BMA biological movement artifacts; bone marrow arrest; bone mineral area; British Medical Association
- BmA Brugia malayi adult antigen
- BMAD Medicare Part B Annual Data [file]
- BMAP bone marrow acid phosphatase
- B-MAST Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test
- BMAV Batama virus
- Bmax maximum amount bound; maximum binding capacity
- BMB biomedical belt; bone marrow biopsy
- BMBL benign monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis
- BMBMA bulk motion biological movement artifacts
- BMC blood mononuclear cell; bone marrow cell; bone mineral content
- BMCC beta-methylcrotonyl coenzyme A carboxylase
- BMCHRD Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development
- BMD Becker muscular dystrophy; Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics; bone marrow depression; bone mineral density; bovine mucosal disease
- BMDC Biomedical Documentation Center; bone marrow dendritic cell
- BMDP biomedical [computer] program
- BMDSC bone marrow-derived stem cell
- BMDW Bone Marrow Donor Worldwide
- BME basal medium Eagle; biundulant meningoencephalitis; brief maximal effort
- BMed Bachelor of Medicine
- BMedBiol Bachelor of Medical Biology
- BMedSci Bachelor of Medical Science
- BMEI benign myoclonic epilepsy in childhood
- BMES Biomedical Engineering Society
- BMET biomedical equipment technician
- BMF bone marrow failure
- BMG benign monoclonal gammopathy
- BMH biomechanical heart
- BMI body mass index; brief motivational intervention
- BMic Bachelor of Microbiology
- BMIPP beta-methyliodophenylpentadecanoic acid
- BMJ bones, muscles, joints
- bmk birthmark
- BML biomedical library; bone marrow lymphocytosis
- BMLS billowing mitral leaflet syndrome
- BMM bone marrow-derived macrophages
- BMMP benign mucous membrane pemphigoid
- BMMS [electronic] Better Medical Management System [Australia]; Better Medication Management System [Australia]
- BMMV bean mild mosaic virus
- BMN bone marrow necrosis
- BMNC blood mononuclear cell
- BMOC Brinster's medium for ovum culture
- Bmod behavior modification
- B-mode brightness modulation
- BMP bitmap; bone morphogenetic protein
- bmp bone morphogenetic protein
- BMPI bronchial mucous proteinase inhibitor
- BMPP benign mucous membrane pemphigus; beta-methyliodophenylpentadecanoic acid
- BMQA Board of Medical Quality Assurance
- BMR basal metabolic rate
- BMRC British Medical Research Council
- BMS Bachelor of Medical Science; Belfast Metoprolol Study; betamethasone; biomedical monitoring system; biomedical science; bleomycin sulfate; broadcast message server; Bureau of Medical Services; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; burning mouth syndrome
- BMSA British Medical Students Association
- BMSP biomedical sciences program
- BMST Bruce maximum stress test
- BMT Bachelor of Medical Technology; basement membrane thickening; benign mesenchymal tumor; bone marrow transplant; bone marrow transplantation
- BMT-GVHD bone marrow transplantation-graft versus host disease
- BMTU bone marrow transplantation unit
- BMU basic metabolic unit; basic multicellular unit
- BMYV beet mild yellowing virus
- BMZ basement membrane zone
- BN Bayesian network; binucleated; bladder neck; branchial neuritis; bronchial node; brown Norway [rat]; bulimia nervosa
- BNA Basle Nomina Anatomica; bronchoscopic needle aspiration
- BNAML Brown Norway acute myelocytic leukemia
- BNC brain sodium channel
- BNCT boron neutron capture therapy
- BND barely noticeable difference
- BNDD Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
- BNEd Bachelor of Nursing Education
- BNF British National Formulary
- BNG Bayesian Network Generation [system]
- BNIST National Bureau of Scientific Information [Fr. Bureau National d'Information Scientifique]
- Bnl branchless
- BNML brown Norway rat myelocytic leukemia
- BNO bladder neck obstruction; bowels not opened
- bNOS brain nitric oxide synthase
- BNP brain natriuretic peptide
- BNPA binasal pharyngeal airway
- BNR beam nonuniformity ratio [ultrasound]
- BN/RN baccalaurate registered nurse
- BNS Belfast Nifedipine Study; benign nephrosclerosis
- BNSc Bachelor of Nursing Science
- BNT Boston Naming Test; brain neurotransmitter
- BNYV broccoli necrotic yellow virus
- BNYVV beet necrotic yellow vein virus
- BO Bachelor of Osteopathy; base of prism out; behavior objective; belladonna and opium; body odor; bowel obstruction; bowels opened; bronchiolitis obliterans; bucco-occlusal
- Bo Bolton point; constant magnetic field in a magnetic resonance scanner
- bo bowels
- B&O belladonna and opium
- BOA behavioral observation audiometry; born on arrival; British Orthopaedic Association
- BOAS Bank of America Study [of retiree population]
- BOAT back pain outcome assessment team; Balloon vs Optimal Atherectomy Trial
- BOB biorthogonal basis
- BOBA beta-oxybutyric acid
- BOC blood oxygen capacity; Bureau of Census; butyloxycarbonyl
- BOCC biomedical occupation [UMLS]
- BoCV bovine enteric calicivirus
- BOD biochemical oxygen demand; brachymorphism-onychodysplasia-dysphalangism [syndrome]
- Bod Bodansky [unit]
- BOE benign occipital epilepsy
- BOEA ethyl biscoumacetate
- BOEC blood outgrowth epithelial cell
- BOF branchio-oculofacial [syndrome]
- BOFS branchio-oculofacial syndrome
- BOH board of health
- BoHV bovine herpesvirus
- BoiHV Boid herpesvirus
- BOILER Balloon Occlusive Intravascular Lysis Enhanced Recanalization Strategy
- BOL beginning of life [pacemaker battery]
- BOLD bleomycin, Oncovin, lomustine, dacarbazine; blood oxygenation level dependent
- BolVX Boletus virus X
- BOM bilateral otitis media
- BOMA bilateral otitis media, acute
- BoNT A, B, C, D, E botulinum neurotoxin A, B, C, D, and E
- BOOP bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia
- BOP buffalo orphan prototype [virus]
- BOPP boronated protoporphyrin
- BOR basal optic root; before time of operation; bowels open regularly; branchio-oto-renal [syndrome]
- BORR blood oxygen release rate
- BORSA borderline resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- BoRV Buthus occitanus reovirus
- BOS Bioethics Online Service
- BOSC Board of Scientific Counselors
- BoSM Bolivian squirrel monkey
- BOSS Balloon Optimization vs Stent Study
- BOT botulinum toxin
- bot bottle
- BOTV Botambi virus
- BoTV bovine torovirus
- BOU branchio-oto-ureteral [syndrome]
- BOUV Bouboui virus
- BoV Boolarra virus
- BOW bag of waters
- BOZOV Bozo virus
- BP Bachelor of Pharmacy; backpassage [culture]; back pressure; back projection; back propagation [algorithm]; barometric pressure; basic protein; bathroom privileges; bed pan; before present; behavior pattern; Bell palsy; benzpyrene; beta-protein; binding protein; biotic potential; biparietal; biphenyl; bipolar; birth place; bisphosphonate; blood pressure; body plethysmography; boiling point; Bolton point; borderline personality; bowenoid papulosis; breech presentation; British Pharmacopoeia; bronchopleural; bronchopulmonary; buccopulpal; bullous pemphigus/pemphigoid; bypass
- B/P blood pressure
- BP II bipolar type II disorder
- BP180 bullous pemphigoid antigen II
- BP230 bullous pemphigoid antigen I
- bp base pair; bed pan; boiling point
- BPA basic probability assignment; bisphenol A; blood pressure assembly; bovine plasma albumin; British Paediatric Association; bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; burst-promoting activity
- BPAEC bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cell
- BPAG bullous pemphigoid antigen
- BPANN back propagation artificial neural network
- BPAR body part [UMLS]
- BPAS body profile analysis system
- BPB bromphenol blue; biliopancreatic bypass
- BPC Behavior Problem Checklist; bile phospholipid concentration; blood pressure cuff; British Pharmaceutical Codex
- BPCS back pain classification scale
- BPD biparental disomy; biparietal diameter; blood pressure decrease; borderline personality disorder; bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- BPDE benzo(α)pyrene-diol-epoxide
- BPE bacterial phosphatidylethanolamine
- BPEAS benign partial epilepsy with affective symptoms
- BPEC benign partial epilepsy of childhood; bipolar electrocardiogram
- BPEG British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group [study]
- BPEI blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus
- BPES blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome
- BPF bandpass filter; bradykinin-potentiating factor; Brazilian purpuric fever; bronchopulmonary fistula; burst-promoting factor
- BPFC Brazilian purpuric fever clone
- BPG benzathine penicillin G; D-2,3-bisphosphoglycerate; blood pressure gauge; bypass graft
- BPGM bisphosphoglyceromutase
- BPH Bachelor of Public Health; benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy