Browse Medical Abbreviations
| B | |
|---|---|
| B | bacillus; Boron (element) |
| b | born; both; buccal; twice |
| B&C | board and care (home) |
| B-Med | behavioral medicine |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| b.i.n. | twice a night (bis in noctis) |
| B/O | because of |
| B0 | riboflavin |
| B1 | Thiamin |
| B4 | Pyridoxine |
| B7 | folic acid |
| Ba | Barium (element) |
| BAC | blood alcohol concentration |
| bact | bacterial |
| BAER | brainstem auditory evoked response |
| BAHA | bone anchored hearing aid |
| BAL | blood alcohol level; bronchoalveolar lavage |
| bal | balance |
| Band | banded neutrophil |
| barbs | barbiturates |
| Baso | basophil |
| BB | breakthrough bleeding |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier; bundle branch block |
| BBP | blood-borne pathogens |
| BBS | bilateral breath sounds |
| BBT | basal body temperature |
| BBW | black box warning |
| BC | birth control; board certified |
| BCA | bichloroacetic acid |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| BCC(T)P | breast and cervical cancer (treatment) program |
| BCE | bone collagen equivalents |
| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guerin (vaccine) |
| BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
| BCM | body cell mass |
| BCNSP | Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist |
| BCOP | Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist |
| BCP | birth control pill(s) |
| BCPP | Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist |
| BCPS | Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist |
| BD | Buerger disease; birth date |
| BDI | beck depression inventory |
| Be | Beryllium (element) |
| BE | Barium enema |
| BEA | below-the-elbow amputation |
| BEE | basal energy expenditure |
| beg | begin, began, beginning |
| BEq | bioequivalence |
| bet | between |
| BF | boyfriend; breast feed(ing) |
| BFR | blood flow rate |
| BG | blood glucose |
| BGM | blood glucose monitoring |
| BH | behavioral health |
| BHS | beta-hemolytic streptococci; behavioral health services |
| BHU | behavioral health unit |
| Bi | bismuth |
| BIB | brought in by |
| bib. | drink |
| BIBA | brought in by ambulance |
| bid | twice a day (bis in die) |
| BIDS | bedtime insulin and daytime sulfonylureas |
| BIH | benign intracranial hypertension; bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy; bilateral inguinal hernia |
| bil | bilateral |
| bilat | bilateral |
| bili | bilirubin |
| bin | twice a night (bis in noctis) |
| BIOT | biotinidase deficiency |
| BiPAP | bilevel positive airway pressure |
| bisp. | bispinous diameter (interspinous diameter) |
| BK | below the knee |
| BKA | below knee amputation |
| BL | bilateral |
| Bl | blood |
| bl. | blood |
| bld | blood |
| BLE | both lower extremities |
| BLL | blood lead level |
| BLS | basic life support |
| BM | bowel movement; bone marrow; body mechanics |
| BMA | bone marrow aspiration |
| BMC | bone marrow cells; bone mineral content |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| BME | biomedical engineering |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BMK | birthmark |
| BMP | basic metabolic panel |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| BMS | bone marrow suppression |
| BMT | bone marrow transplantation |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| BO | bowel obstruction |
| BOA | born out of asepsis |
| BOH | board of health |
| bol. | pill (bolus) |
| BOM | bilateral otitis media |
| BOS | base of support |
| bot | bottom; bottle |
| BOT | base of tongue |
| BP | base pair; blood pressure; bullous pemphigoid |
| BPAD | bipolar affective disorder |
| BPD | bronchopulmonary dysplasia; bipolar disorder; biparietal diameter |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy; hypertrophy |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BPP | biophysical profile |
| BPPV | benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
| BPRS | brief psychiatric rating scale |
| BPS | bilateral partial salpingectomy |
| Br | Bromine (element) |
| brady | bradycardia |
| BRAIDED | benefits, risks, alternatives, inquiries, decision, explanation, documentation |
| BRAT | bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (diet) |
| BRB | bright red blood |
| BRBPR | bright red blood per rectum |
| BRC | biomedical research center |
| BRM | biological response modifiers |
| BROW | barley, rye, oats, and wheat |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| BRU | biomedical research unit |
| BS | breath sounds; bowel sounds; blood sugar |
| BS&O | bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy |
| BSA | body surface area; bovine serum albumin |
| BSB | breath sounds bilateral |
| BSC | bedside commode; biological safety cabinet |
| BSE | breast self-examination |
| BSL | biosafety level; blood sugar level |
| BSLE | bullous systemic lupus erythematosus |
| BSN | bowel sounds normal |
| BSO | bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| BSOM | bilateral serous otitis media |
| BSS | balanced salt solution |
| BST | breast stimulation test |
| BSU | base service unit |
| Bt | Bacillus thuringiensis |
| BT | bioterrorism |
| BTB | breakthrough bleeding |
| BTBV | beat to beat variability |
| BTE | behind the ear (heading aids) |
| BTFS | breast tumor frozen section |
| BTL | bilateral tubal ligation |
| BTP | bladder training program |
| btw. | between |
| BU | Bethesda unit |
| BUE | both upper extremities |
| BUM | back-up method |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| BUS | Bartholin's, Urethral, and Skene's glands |
| BV | bacterial vaginosis |
| BVT | bilateral ventilation tube(s) |
| BW | birth weight; body weight |
| BWS | battered woman syndrome |
| Bx | biopsy |
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