Medical terms starting with B

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• -blastImmature or forming (germ) cell.
• balance billingA provider billing the patient for the difference between its charge and the plan's allowed amount; network providers…
• bandageA strip of material used to hold a dressing or splint in place or to support a body part.
• barrier to communicationAnything that blocks understanding, such as noise, distance, language or hearing barriers, or strong emotions like…
• basilic veinA superficial vein on the little-finger side of the arm; it lies near the brachial artery and a nerve, so it is a less…
• batteryIntentionally touching or harming a person without consent.
• beneficenceThe ethical principle of acting in the patient's best interest.
• benignNot cancerous; does not invade nearby tissue or spread.
• bereavementThe state of grieving and mourning after a loss, especially a death.
• bevelThe slanted, sharp tip of a needle.
• bi-Two or twice.
• BIDTwice a day.
• bio-Life or living tissue.
• bipolar disorderA disorder with intense mood swings between mania and depression.
• birthday ruleA coordination-of-benefits rule: a child covered by both parents uses first the plan of the parent whose birthday…
• blood pressureThe force of blood against the artery walls, written as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg.
• bloodborne pathogensMicroorganisms in human blood that can cause disease, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus and HIV.
• BMIBody mass index: weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared; a screening measure of body fat.
• BMRBasal metabolic rate: energy the body uses at complete rest.
• BPBlood pressure: the force of blood against the artery walls, recorded as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg.
• BPHBenign prostatic hyperplasia: noncancerous enlargement of the prostate.
• brachi/oArm.
• brachial pulseThe pulse at the inner elbow (antecubital area), where the stethoscope is placed to hear blood pressure sounds.
• brady-Slow.
• bradycardiaHeart rate slower than 60 beats per minute in an adult.
• bradypneaBreathing slower than normal; in adults, fewer than 12 breaths per minute.
• brand nameThe trade name a company gives its drug product; also called the trade name.
• breachUnder HIPAA, access, use or disclosure of PHI not permitted by the Privacy Rule that compromises its security or…
• bronch/oBronchus, a large airway leading from the trachea into a lung.
• bronchiThe main airways that branch from the trachea into the lungs.
• bronchodilatorA drug that relaxes airway muscles and widens the airways.
• bucc/oCheek.
• buccalPlaced between the cheek and gum to dissolve.
• buffy coatThe thin pale layer of white cells and platelets between red cells and plasma in centrifuged blood.
• bulimia nervosaAn eating disorder with repeated binge eating followed by purging or other behaviors to prevent weight gain.
• BUNBlood urea nitrogen: a blood test of kidney function.
• bundle of HisConduction fibers that carry the impulse from the AV node through the wall between the ventricles.
• business associateA person or company that does work for a covered entity involving protected health information, such as a billing…
• butterfly needleA winged infusion set: a needle with plastic wings and tubing, used with a syringe or evacuated tubes.