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- BPh British Pharmacopoeia; buccopharyngeal
- Bph bacteriopheophytin
- BPharm Bachelor of Pharmacy
- BPHEng Bachelor of Public Health Engineering
- BPheo bacteriopheophytin
- BPHN Bachelor of Public Health Nursing
- BPI bactericidal/permeability increasing [protein]; Basic Personality Inventory; beef-pork insulin; bipolar type I; blood pressure increase; blood pressure index; Brief Pain Inventory
- BPIV bovine parainfluenza virus
- BPL Beneficiary Program Liability [data file]; benign proliferative lesion; benzyl penicilloyl-polylysine; beta-propiolactone
- BPLA blood pressure, left arm
- BPM beats per minute; best partial match [imaging]; biperidyl mustard; block perfusion monitor; body protein monitor; breaths per minute; brompheniramine maleate
- bpm beats per minute
- BPMF British Postgraduate Medical Federation
- BPMS blood plasma measuring system
- BPMV bean pod mottle virus
- BPN bacitracin, polymyxin B, neomycin sulfate; back propagation neural network [algorithm]; brachial plexus neuropathy
- BPO basal pepsin output; benzyl penicilloyl
- BPP binding property pair; biophysical profile; bovine pancreatic polypeptide; bradykinin potentiating peptide
- BP&P blood pressure and pulse
- BPPD Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
- BPPN benign paroxysmal positioning nystagmus
- BPPV benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; bovine paragenital papillomavirus
- BPQ Berne Pain Questionnaire
- BPR blood pressure recorder; blood production rate
- BPRA blood pressure, right arm
- BPROP backpropagation neural network
- BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; Brief Psychiatric Reacting Scale
- BPS Basel Prospective Study; beats per second; Behavioral Pharmacological Society; biophysical profile score; bits per second; bovine papular stomatitis; brain protein solvent; breaths per second; bytes per second; systolic blood pressure
- Bps, bps bits per second; bytes per second
- BPSA bronchopulmonary segmental artery
- BPSD behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia
- BPSMC Blood Pressure Study in Mexican Children
- BPsTh Bachelor of Psychotherapy
- BPSU British Paediatric Surveillance Unit
- BPSV bovine papular stomatitis virus
- BPT benign paroxysmal torticollis; binding property torsion; bronchial provocation test
- BPTI basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor; basic polyvalent trypsin inhibitor; bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
- BPV bat paramyxovirus; bee paralysis virus; benign paroxysmal vertigo; benign positional vertigo; bioprosthetic valve; bovine papillomavirus; bovine parvovirus
- BP(Vet) British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary)
- BPXY buffalopox virus
- BPYV beet pseudoyellow virus
- BPyV baboon polyomavirus; bovine polyomavirus
- Bq becquerel
- BQA Bureau of Quality Assurance
- BQSV Barranqueras virus
- BR baroreflex; barrier reared [experimental animals]; baseline recovery; bathroom; bed rest; bedside rounds; bilirubin; biologic response; blink reflex; branchial; breathing rate; breathing training; bronchial, bronchitis, bronchus; Brucella; brush cytology
- Br brain; breech; bregma; bridge; bromine; bronchitis; brown; Brucella; brucellosis
- bR bacteriorhodopsin
- br boiling range; brachial; branch; branchial; breath; brother
- BRA bilateral renal agenesis; bone-resorbing activity; brain; brain-reactive antibody; brainstem auditory [response]
- BRAC basic rest-activity cycle
- Brach brachial
- Brady, brady bradycardia
- BRAFE brachial, radial and femoral [approach for elective coronary stent implantation]
- BRAGS Bioelectric Repair and Growth Society
- BRAINS Biochemical Research and Information Study; Brain Research, Analysis of Images, Networks, and Systems
- BRAMS Bech-Rafaelson Melancholia Scale
- BRAO branch retinal artery occlusion
- BRAP burst of rapid atrial pacing
- BrAP brachial artery pressure
- BRAT Baylor rapid autologous transfusion [system]
- BRATT bananas, rice, applesauce, tea and toast
- BRAV black currant reversion-associated virus
- BRAVE biosense revascularization approach for viable endocardium
- BRB bright red blood
- BRBC bovine red blood cell
- BRBN blue rubber bleb nevus
- BRBNS blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
- BRBPR bright red blood per rectum
- BRbx breast biopsy
- BRC brain reserve capacity
- Brc bromocriptine
- BRCA breast cancer
- BRCA1, BRCA2 breast cancer susceptibility genes
- BRCD breast cancer, ductal
- BRCM below right costal margin
- BRCS British Red Cross Society
- BRCT Brain Resuscitation Clinical Trial
- BRD bladder retraining drill; bovine respiratory disease
- BrdU bromodeoxyuridine
- BrdUrd bromodeoxyuridine
- BRDV Broadhaven virus
- BRE benign rolandic epilepsy
- BREASTS bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, radiotherapy, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, ankylosing spondylitis, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, silicosis [x-ray findings in fibrotic pulmonary changes]
- BRESEK brain anomalies-retardation of mentality-ectodermal dysplasia-kidney dysplasia/hypoplasia [syndrome]
- BRESHECK brain anomalies-retardation of mentality and growth-ectodermal hypoplasia-Hirschsprung disease-ear deformity and deafness-eye hypoplasia-cleft palate-cryptorchidism-kidney dysplasia/hypoplasia [syndrome]
- BRESUS British Hospital Resuscitation Study
- BRF bone-resorbing factor
- BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- BRH benign recurrent hematuria; British Regional Heart [study]; Bureau of Radiological Health
- BRHS British Regional Heart Study
- BRIC benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis
- BRILLIANT Blood Pressure, Renal Effects, Insulin Control, Lipids, Lisinopril and Nifedipine Trial
- BRIME brief repetitive isometric maximal exercise
- BRIN Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks
- Brkf breakfast
- BRM biological response modifier; biuret reactive material
- BRMS Bannayan-Riley-Myhre-Smith [syndrome]; Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale
- BRMV bean rugose mosaic virus; Berrimah virus
- BRN Board of Registered Nursing
- brn brown
- BRNV black raspberry necrosis virus
- BRO bronchiolitis obliterans; bronchoscopy
- bro brother
- brom bromide
- Bron, Bronch bronchi, bronchial; bronchoscopy
- Broncho bronchoscopy
- BRP bathroom privileges; bilirubin production; biological reference preparation; bronchophony
- Brph bronchophony
- BRR Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba [syndrome]; baroreceptor reflex response; breathing reserve ratio
- BRRV blueberry red ringspot virus
- BRS baroreflex sensitivity; behavior rating scale; battered root syndrome; Bibliographic Retrieval Services; British Roentgen Society
- BrSM Brazilian squirrel monkey
- BRSV beet ringspot virus; bovine respiratory syncytial virus
- BRT Brook reaction test
- brth breath
- 5-BrU 5-bromouracil
- BRU bone remodeling unit
- BrU bromouracil
- Bruc Brucella
- BRUV Bruconha virus
- BRV baboon orthoreovirus; bovine rhinovirus; Breda virus
- BRVO branch retinal vein occlusion
- BRW Brown-Robert-Wells [stereotactic system]
- BS Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Surgery; Bacillus subtilis; Bartter syndrome; base strap; bedside; before sleep; Behcet syndrome; bilateral symmetrical; bile salt; Binet-Simon [test]; bismuth sulfite; blood sugar; Bloom syndrome; Blue Shield [plan]; body system; borderline schizophrenia; bowel sound; breaking strength; breath sound; British Standard; buffered saline; Bureau of Standards; byte structure
- B-S Bjork-Shiley [valve]
- B&S Brown and Sharp [sutures]
- B/s, b/s bytes per second
- bs bedside; bowel sound; breath sound
- b × s brother × sister inbreeding
- BSA benzenesulfonic acid; Biofeedback Society of America; bismuth-sulfite agar; bis-trimethylsilyl-acetamide; Blind Service Association; Blue Shield Association; body surface area; bovine serum albumin; bowel sounds active
- bsa bovine serum albumin
- BSAG Bristol Social Adjustment Guides
- BSAM basic sequential access method
- BSA-NO nitrosated bovine serum albumin
- BSAP brief short-action potential; brief, small, abundant potentials
- BSB body surface burned
- BS=BL breath sounds equal bilaterally
- BSBMV beet soil-borne mosaic virus
- BSBV beet soil-borne virus; bushbush virus
- BSC bedside care; bedside commode; bench scale calorimeter; best supportive care; bile salt concentration; Biological Stain Commission; biologic safety cabinet; Biomedical Science Corps
- BSc Bachelor of Science
- BSC-1, BS-C-1 Cercopithecus monkey kidney cells
- BSCC Bjrk-Shiley convexo-concave [heart valve]; British Society for Clinical Cytology
- BSCP bovine spinal cord protein
- BSD bedside drainage
- BSDAC Biological Sciences Division [office] of Academic Computing
- BSDLB block in the superior division of left branch
- BSE behavior summarized evaluation; bilateral intranasal sphenoethmoidectomy; bilaterally symmetrical and equal; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; brain surface extractor; breast self-examination; bystander effect [ability of genetically modified cells to survive cytotoxic effects]
- BSEP brain stem evoked potential
- BSER brain stem evoked response [audiometry]
- BSF back scatter factor; B-cell stimulatory factor; benign senescent forgetfulness; busulfan
- BSG basigin; biotin-streptavidin-gold; branchio-skeleto-genital [syndrome]
- BSG-DNA biotin-streptavidin-gold-deoxyribonucleic acid
- BSH benign sexual headache
- BSI behavior status inventory; blood stream infection; body substance isolation; borderline syndrome index; bound serum iron; brainstem injury; brief symptom inventory; British Standards Institution
- BSID Bayley Scale of Infant Development
- BSIF bile salt independent fraction
- BSL benign symmetric lipomatosis; biosafety level; blood sugar level
- BSM Bachelor of Science in Medicine; Bjrk-Shiley monostrut [prosthetic heart valve]; body surface mapping
- BSMC bronchial smooth muscle cell
- BSMV barley stripe mosaic virus
- BSN baccalaureate of science in nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing; bowel sounds normal
- BSNA bowel sounds normal and active
- BSO bilateral sagittal osteotomy; bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; butathione sulfoximine
- BSOFP blood spotted on filter paper
- BSOP blood spot on filter paper
- BSP bone sialoprotein; bromosulphthalein
- BSp bronchospasm
- BSPA body space [UMLS]
- BSPh bachelor of science in pharmacy
- BSPM body surface potential mapping
- BSQ behavior style questionnaire
- BSQV Bussuquara virus
- BSR basal skin resistance; blood sedimentation rate; bowel sounds regular; brain stimulation reinforcement; burst suppression ratio; Buschke selective reminding [test]
- BSS Bachelor of Sanitary Science; balanced salt solution; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; black silk suture; buffered salt solution; buffered single substrate
- B-SS Bernard-Soulier syndrome
- BSSE bile salt-stimulated esterase
- BSSG sitogluside
- BSSL bile salt-stimulated lipase
- BSSV blueberry shoestring virus
- BST bacteriuria screening test; bed nucleus of the striae terminalis; blood serologic test; bovine somatotropin; brief stimulus therapy
- BSTFA bis-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide
- BSU Bartholin, Skene, urethral [glands]; basic structural unit; British standard unit
- BSUB body substance [UMLS]
- BSV banana streak virus; binocular single vision
- BS-VLC byte structure variable length coding
- BT base of tongue; bedtime; biomedical technology; bitemporal; bitrochanteric; bladder tumor; Blalock-Taussig [shunt]; bleeding time; blood type, blood typing; blue tetrazolium; blue tongue; body temperature; borderline tuberculoid; bovine turbinate [cells]; brain tumor; breast tumor
- Bt Bacillus thuringiensis
- BTA Blood Transfusion Association
- BTB breakthrough bleeding; bromthymol blue
- BTBL bromothymol blue lactose
- BTC basal temperature chart; body temperature chart; butylcholinesterase
- BTCG Brain Tumor Cooperative Group
- BTD biliary tract disease
- BTDG Biological Therapeutics Development Group
- BTDS benzoylthiamine disulfide
- BTE behind the ear [hearing aid]; biphasic truncated exponential; bovine thymus extract
- BTFS breast tumor frozen section
- BTG beta-thromboglobulin