Medical terms starting with B
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- -blastImmature or forming (germ) cell.
- BACBlood alcohol concentration: the amount of alcohol (ethanol) in the blood.
- basal stateThe body early in the morning after an overnight fast and rest, before exercise; many reference values come from…
- basilic veinVein on the little-finger side of the antecubital area; the last choice, because the brachial artery and median nerve…
- batteryTouching a person without consent. Drawing blood from a patient who refused, or withdrew consent, can be battery.
- bevelThe slanted, sharp tip of a needle. For venipuncture the bevel faces up as the needle enters the vein.
- bi-Two or twice.
- bio-Life or living tissue.
- blood alcohol testMeasures ethanol in blood. Clean the site with a non-alcohol antiseptic; legal or forensic specimens also follow chain…
- blood cultureBlood put into culture bottles so the lab can grow and identify bacteria or fungi in the bloodstream; careful skin…
- blood culture contaminationGrowth of skin bacteria that entered the bottle during collection, giving a false-positive culture; prevented by…
- blood culture setOne aerobic and one anaerobic bottle filled from the same venipuncture. Adult recommendations give about 20 to 30 mL…
- blood pressurePressure of circulating blood against artery walls, recorded as systolic/diastolic in mm Hg. A cuff used in place of a…
- blood transfer deviceSafety device for moving syringe blood into vacuum tubes; the tube vacuum draws the blood in, so the plunger is never…
- bloodborne pathogensDisease-causing germs carried in human blood, such as HBV, HCV and HIV. OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard protects…
- bluing agentBlue dye put in the toilet tank at a drug-test collection site so the employee cannot dilute the specimen with toilet…
- BPBlood pressure, written systolic over diastolic in mm Hg. An arm with a dialysis fistula or graft is never used for a…
- brachi/oArm.
- brachial pulseThe pulse of the brachial artery at the inner elbow. The artery runs near the basilic vein, which is why that vein is…
- brady-Slow.
- breachHIPAA: PHI used, disclosed or accessed in a way the Privacy Rule forbids, putting its privacy or security at risk…
- buffy coatNarrow whitish band of white cells and platelets resting between packed red cells and plasma after an anticoagulated…
- BUNBlood urea nitrogen: a kidney-function blood test, usually run as part of a basic or comprehensive metabolic panel.