Category: B
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Blood blister
A swelling on the skin with blood inside, caused by nipping the flesh. A small subcutaneous or intra-cutaneous extravasation of blood due to the rupture of blood vessels.
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Blood bank
A section of a hospital or a special centre where blood given by donors is stored for use in transfusions. Unit or department, usually associated with a hospital or laboratory, that collects, processes, and stores blood for use in blood transfusions and other purposes. A department within a hospital or blood transfusion center in which…
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Blockage
Something which obstructs. The act of being obstructed.
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Bloated
Experiencing the uncomfortable sensation of a very full stomach. Swollen or distended beyond normal size as by serum, water, or gas.
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Blink
To close and open the eyelids rapidly several times or once. To open and close the eyes involuntarily; to wink rapidly. Blinking, which normally occurs about 12 to 20 times a minute, helps protect the cornea against microscopic injury. It occurs less often in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, and more often in meningitis…
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Blind loop syndrome
A condition which occurs in cases of diverticulosis or of Crohn’s disease, with steatorrhoea, abdominal pain and megaloblastic anaemia. Condition resulting from an undesirable change in the anatomy of the small intestine where a loop is formed in which intestinal contents enter but cannot leave. A condition resulting from alterations in the structure of the…
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Blepharotosis
A condition in which the upper eyelid is half closed because of paralysis of the muscle or nerve.
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Blepharoconjunctivitis
Inflammation of the conjunctive of the eyelids.
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Blepharo
Referring to the eyelid.
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Bleomycin
An antibiotic used to treat forms of cancer such as Hodgkin’s disease. An antibiotic with action against cancer cells, used in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease and other lymphomas and in squamous-cell carcinoma. It is administered by injection and can cause toxic side-effects in the skin and lungs; it should not be used in patients…