b |
bacillus |
|
back |
|
blood |
|
born |
|
brother |
B |
biceps jerk reflex |
|
type B blood |
B6, B12, etc |
vitamines B |
BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
|
Benefits Agency |
Ba |
barium [repas baryté, lavement baryté] |
BaE |
barium enema |
BAER |
brainstem auditory evoked response [audiologie] |
BAHA |
bone-anchored hearing aid |
BAL |
bronchoalveolar lavage |
|
British anti-Lewisite [dimercaprol]
|
BALF |
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
BALT |
bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue |
BaM |
barium meal |
BAMS |
Benefits Agency Medical Service |
BAO |
Bachelor of the Art of Obstetrics |
BAP |
bone-specific alkaline phosphatase |
BARC |
Bleeding Academic Research Consortium [échelle de saignement : BARC 3, etc] |
BASc |
Bachelor of Applied Science |
baso |
basophils |
BB |
bed bath |
BBA |
born before arrival |
BBB |
blood brain barrier |
|
bundle branch block
|
BBD |
baby born dead |
BBT |
basal body temperature |
|
bicuspid |
|
birth control |
|
bone conduction [audiologie]
|
BCAA |
branched-chain amino acids |
BCC |
basal cell carcinoma |
B.Ch |
Bachelor of Surgery |
B.ChD |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
B.Chir |
Bachelor of Surgery |
b-c |
bone conduction [audiologie] |
BCG |
BCG [vaccin bacille Calmette-Guérin] |
BCNU |
bis-chloroethylnitrosourea [carmustine] |
BCR |
British Comparative Ratio |
BCS |
battered child syndrome |
BCT |
British Comparative Thromboplastin |
bd |
both |
b.d. |
bis die [twice daily] |
bis die |
bis die [twice daily] |
BDS |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
BDL |
below detectable limits |
BE |
bacterial endocarditis |
|
barium enema |
|
base excess |
|
behind-the-ear [aide auditive] |
|
below elbow |
BEAM |
brain electrical activity mapping |
BAI |
Beck Anxiety Inventory |
BEE |
basal energy expenditure |
bene |
well |
benzos |
benzodiazepines |
BER |
brainstem evoked response [audiologie] |
BERA |
brainstem evoked response audiogram |
bf |
boyfriend |
BFGF |
basic fibroblast growth factor |
BFZ |
bendroflumethiazide |
BhCG |
beta human chorionic gonadotropin |
Bi |
biceps |
BID |
brought into hospital dead |
b.i.d. |
bis in die [deux fois par jour] |
Bil |
bilirubin |
bilat |
bilateral |
BIO |
biochemistry |
|
biofeedback |
BiPAP |
biphasic positive airway pressure |
BiPP |
biphasic positive airway pressure |
BIPP |
bismuth+iodoform+paraffin [pâte antiseptique pour pansement] |
BJ |
biceps jerk reflex |
|
bone & joint |
BK |
below knee |
BKA |
below knee amputation |
BKB |
Bamford-Kowal-Bench [audiologie] |
BKWP |
below knee walking plaster |
B/L |
bilateral |
blad |
bladder |
blast |
blastocytes |
bld |
blood |
BLS |
basic life support |
BM |
Bachelor of Medicine |
|
Boehringer Mannheim [bandelettes de test de glycémie] |
|
bone marrow |
|
bowel movement |
BMA |
British Medical Association |
BMD |
bone mineral density |
BMW |
benign myalgic encephalomyelitis |
BMedSc |
Bachelor of Medical Science |
BMI |
body mass index |
BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
BMLD |
binaural masking level difference [audiologie] |
BMR |
basal metabolic rate |
BM stix |
Boehringer Mannheim strips [bandelettes de test de glycémie] |
BMT |
bone marrow transplant |
BN |
Bachelor of Nursing |
BNF |
British National Formulary |
BNO |
bowels not opened |
BOA |
born on arrival |
BO |
bowels opened |
BOR |
bowels open regularly |
BOW |
bag of waters [sac amniotique] |
BP |
blood pressure |
|
British Pharmacopoeia
|
b.p. |
boiling point |
BPC |
British Pharmaceutical Codex |
BPd |
diastolic blood pressure |
BPD |
biparietal diameter |
|
bipolar diathermy |
|
borderline personality disorder |
|
bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
BPH |
benign prostatic hypertrophy |
BPharm |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
bpm |
beats per minute |
BPP |
biophysical profile |
BPPV |
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
BPS |
British Psychological Society |
BPSD |
behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia |
BPV |
benign postural vertigo |
Bq |
Becquerel |
BR |
bed rest |
BRCS |
British Red Cross Society |
BRh+ve |
Type B blood, rhesus positive |
BRI |
Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bristol Royal Infirmary, etc |
BRV |
benign recurrent vertigo |
BS |
backslab (plâtre) |
|
blood sugar
|
|
bowel sounds |
|
breath sounds |
BSA |
body surface area |
BSC |
bacterial stool culture |
|
basal squamous carcinoma |
|
best supportive care |
|
blood stem cell |
BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
BSChB |
Bachelor of Surgery |
BSc(Nurs) |
Bachelor of Nursing Science |
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
|
breast self-examination |
BSER |
brain stem evoked response [audiologie] |
BSL |
blood sugar load |
BSN |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
BSO |
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
BSP |
bromsulphthalein |
BSR |
blood sedimentation rate |
BSS |
blood sugar series |
BSV |
breath sounds vesicular |
BT |
bed-time |
|
bleeding time |
|
brain tumour |
|
breast tumour |
BTBV |
beat to beat variation |
BTFS |
breast tumour frozen section |
BTL |
bilateral tubal ligation |
BTPS |
body temperature and pressure |
BU |
Bodansky unit |
|
Burns Unit |
BuChE |
butyrylcholinesterase |
BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
BV |
blood vessel |
|
blood volume |
BVI |
blood vessel invasion |
BVL |
bilateral vas ligation |
BW |
below the waist |
|
body water |
|
body weight |
|
body-worn [aide auditive]
|
BWO |
bowels well open |
BWS |
battered woman syndrome |
Bx |
biopsy |
BZ |
benzodiazepine |