Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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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