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Common Abbreviations (B)
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| Abbreviation | Word or Phrase |
|---|---|
| B | Bacillus |
| B | Black |
| B | Blue |
| B | Born |
| B | Brother |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| BA | Barium (chemical symbol for) |
| BA | Bronchial asthma |
| BALT | Bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue |
| BAS | Basal |
| BASOS | Basophil(s) (granular leukocyte) |
| BBB | Blood-brain block |
| BBB | Bundle-branch block |
| BBT | Basal body temperature |
| BC | Birth control |
| BC | Bone conduction |
| BC | Buccocervical |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| B-CELLS | Special lymphocytes formed in bone marrow (derived from bursa of Fabricius) |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| BD | Bile duct |
| BE | Barium enema |
| B/F | Black female |
| BIO | Twice a day |
| BIL | Bilateral |
| BK(A) | Below knee (amputation) |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| B/M | Black male |
| BMR | Basal metabolic rate |
| BMT | Bone marrow transplant |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hypertrophy/hyperlplasia |
| BRM | Biological response modifier |
| BSC | Bone scan |
| BSE | Breast self examination |
| BSO | Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| BT | Brain tumor |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| BUS | Bartholin's, uethral & Skene's glands |
| BX | Biopsy |
Updated: December 28, 2023