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Blueberry root
Blueberry root
See: Blue cohosh.
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Blue baby operation
A surgical procedure for a baby who is cyanotic (blue) due to a heart malformation that prevents blood from being fully oxygenated. The bluish color reflects the deoxygenated state of the blood. The surgery is designed to palliate or ideally correct the heart defect and relieve the cyanosis.
Blue cohosh
(Caulophyllum thalictroides). A tall North American perennial plant with large blue berries. Blue cohosh is sold as an herbal dietary supplement that can induce labor. Blue cohosh contains the glycosides caulosaponin and caulophyllosaponin, which cause uterine contraction and constriction of the coronary arteries in experimental animals. There is considerable concern about the medical safety of blue cohosh. Newborn babies have been reported who have had a heart attack or stroke after the mother took blue cohosh to induce labor.
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Blue Hill, Maine (USA).
Blue Mountains Hospital
The Blue Mountains Hospital is a hospital in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.
Blue Ridge Haven Sub Acute
The Blue Ridge Haven Sub Acute is a hospital in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Bluefield Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Bluefield, West Virginia (USA).
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Blot, Northern
A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA.
Blot, Southern
A test commonly used in molecular biology and genetics, the purpose of the test being to check for a match between DNA molecules.
Blot, Western
A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins.
Blue baby operation
A surgical procedure for a baby who is cyanotic (blue) due to a heart malformation that prevents blood from being fully oxygenated. The bluish color reflects the deoxygenated state of the blood. The surgery is designed to palliate or ideally correct the heart defect and relieve the cyanosis.
Blue cohosh
(Caulophyllum thalictroides). A tall North American perennial plant with large blue berries. Blue cohosh is sold as an herbal dietary supplement that can induce labor. Blue cohosh contains the glycosides caulosaponin and caulophyllosaponin, which cause uterine contraction and constriction of the coronary arteries in experimental animals. There is considerable concern about the medical safety of blue cohosh. Newborn babies have been reported who have had a heart attack or stroke after the mother took blue cohosh to induce labor.
Blueberry root
Blurred vision
Lack of sharpness of vision with, as a result, the inability to see fine detail. Blurred vision can occur when a person who wears corrective lens is without them. Blurred vision can also be an important clue to eye disease.
Blush
A redness of the skin, typically over the cheeks or neck. A blush is usually temporary and brought on by excitement, exercise, fever, or embarrassment. Blushing is an involuntary (uncontrollable) response of the nervous system leading to widening of the capillaries of the involved skin. Also referred to as a flush.
BM
"Abbreviation for ""black male"" used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical examination."
BMD (bone mass density)
Abbreviation for bone mass density and the synonymous term, bone mineral density.
BMD (bone mineral density)
Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density.
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