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Bilirubinemia
The presence of bilirubin in the blood. An excess of the bile pigment bilirubin in the blood. Normally there is under 1.3 mg bilirubin per 100 ml blood; when the concentration of bilirubin is above 3 mg per 100 ml, visible jaundice occurs. Bilirubin in the blood, usually in excessive amounts. Bilirubin normally is present…
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Bicornate uterus
A uterus having two horns or horn-shaped branches.
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Battle’s sign
Bogginess of the temporal region of the head that may indicate fracture at the base of the skull. Ecchymosis behind the ear; a physical finding in patients with basilar skull fracture.
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Barium
A pale, soft, alkaline metallic element; a radiopaque barium (barium sulfate) compound commonly used in radiographic studies of the gastrointestinal tract. A chemical element, forming poisonous compounds, used as a contrast medium when taking X-ray photographs of soft tissue. A radiopaque mineral used in the X-ray examination of the gastrointestinal tract. Element, compounds of which…
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Autonomic
Refers to the autonomic nervous system that has two divisions (i.e. sympathetic and parasympathetic). Self-governing. Governing itself independently. Regulated or controlled by the mechanisms within oneself, specifically referring to the autonomic nervous system, which maintains many of the body’s involuntary functions (e.g., breathing, digestion). The term pertains to the peripheral nerves responsible for transmitting signals…
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Autoinoculation
Refers to spreading a microorganism by contact with a lesion on one’s own body. A secondary infection originating from an infection site already present in the body. The accidental transfer of inoculated material from one site in the body to another. Following vaccination against smallpox, for example, satellite lesions may occur around the site of…
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Autoantibody
An antibody that attacks and destroys the body’s own cells. An antibody that acts like a foreign substance and may react against normal tissues to cause disease. An antibody formed against one of the body’s own components in and autoimmune disease. An antibody, produced by B cells in response to an altered” self” antigen on…
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Audiogram
The record of a hearing test. A graph that shows the ability of a person to hear tones of varying frequencies. A graph drawn by an audiometer. Record of an individual’s hearing sensitivity. The graphic record of a test of hearing carried out on an audiometer. A graph produced during hearing tests (with an audiometer)…
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Asystole
The absence of contractions of the heart; cardiac standstill. Faulty or absent contraction of ventricles, the large chambers of the heart. A state in which the heart has stopped beating. Absence of heart beat; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract, cardiac arrest, A condition in which the heart no longer beats, accompanied…
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Aspiration
Drawing in or out by suction. The act of removing fluid from a cavity in the body, often using a hollow needle. The process of withdrawing fluids by suction. Can also refer to the inspiration of food, food particles or fluids into the trachea. The act of withdrawing fluid through a hollow needle, as in…
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