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
• B_max  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