Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| BLQ | below the limit of quantification |
| both lower quadrants | |
| BLS | basic life support |
| BLT | bilateral lung transplantation |
| BLV | bovine leukemia virus |
| BM | bowel movement |
| black male | |
| bone marrow | |
| bacterial meningitis | |
| BMA | biomedical application |
| BMAT | basic motor ability test |
| BMB | bone marrow biopsy |
| BMBF | German Ministry of Education and Research |
| BMC | bone marrow cells |
| bone marrow culture | |
| bone mineral content | |
| BMCS | balloon-mounted coronary stents |
| BMD | Becker muscular dystrophy |
| benchmark dose | |
| bipolar manic depressive | |
| bipolar mood disorder | |
| BMDC | bone marrow-derived cells |
| BME | basal medium Eagle |
| BMET | basic metabolic panel |
| BMF | between meal feedings |
| black married female | |
| BMG | benign monoclonal gammopathy |
| BMH | bone marrow harvest |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BMJ | bones, muscles, joints |
| BMK | birthmark |
| BML | bone marrow lesion |
| BMM | black married male |
| bone marrow metastases | |
| BMMC | bone marrow mononuclear T cells |
| BMMM | bone marrow micrometastases |
| B-MODE | brightness modulation |
| BMP | basic metabolic profile |
| behavior management plan | |
| bone morphogenetic protein | |
| BMPC | bone marrow plasmacytosis |
| BMPs | bone-morphogenic proteins |
| BMQ | Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| best motor response | |
| BMRM | bilateral modified radical mastectomy |
| BMS | bare-metal stents |
| burning mouth syndrome | |
| BMSC | bone marrow-derived stem cells |
| BMT | bilateral myringotomy and tubes |
| bone marrow transplant | |
| BMTN | bone marrow transplant neutropenia |
| BMTT | bilateral myringotomy with tympanic tubes |
| BMTU | bone marrow transplant unit |
| BMU | basic multicellular unit |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| BN | bladder neck |
| bulimia nervosa | |
| BNBAS | Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment |
| BNC | binasal cannula |
| bladder neck contracture | |
| BNCT | boron neutron capture therapy |
| BND | bloody, near dead |
| BNE | but not exceeding |
| BNF | British National Formulary |
| BNI | blind nasal intubation |
| BNL | below normal limits |
| B-NHL | B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
| bowels not open | |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| BNPA | binasal pharyngeal airway |
| BNR | bladder neck retraction |
| BNS | benign nephrosclerosis |
| BNT | back to normal |
| BO | base out |
| because of | |
| behavior objective | |
| body odor | |
| bowel obstruction | |
| bowel open | |
| B & O | belladonna & opium |
| BOA | behavioral observation audiometry |
| born on arrival | |
| born out of asepsis | |
| BOB | ball-on-back |
| BOC | beats of clonus |
| BOCF | baseline observation carried forward |
| BOD | bilateral orbital decompression |
| BODE | body mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity |
| BOD Units | Bodansky units |
| BOE | bilateral otitis externa |
| BOH | Board of Health |
| bundle of His | |
| BOLD | bleomycin, vincristine, lomustine, and dacarbazine |
| BOM | benign ovarian mass |
| bilateral otitis media | |
| BOMA | bilateral otitis media, acute |
| BOME | bilateral otitis media with effusion |
| BONTA | botulinum toxin type A |
| BOO | bladder outlet obstruction |
| BOOP | bronchitis obliterans-organized pneumonia |
| BOP | bleeding on probing |
| BOR | bowels open regularly |
| bronchia-oto-renal (SYNDROME) | |
| BOS | base of support |
| bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome | |
| BOSS | Becker orthopedic spinal system |
| BOT | base of tongue |
| borderline ovarian tumors | |
| BOU | burning on urination |
| BOUGIE | bougienage (Examination or treatment of the interior of any canal by the passage of a bougie or cannula.) |
| BOVR | Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| BOW | bag of water |
| BOW-I | bag of water-intact |
| BOW-R | bag of water-ruptured |
| BP | bathroom privileges |
| bed pan | |
| bench press | |
| benzoyl peroxide | |
| biological parents | |
| bipolar | |
| birthplace | |
| blood pressure | |
| BP-200 | Bourne Infant Pressure Ventilation |
| BPA | Bisphenol A (used to make plastic) Birch pollen allergy |
| BPAD | bipolar affective disorder |
| BPAR | biopsy-proven actue rejection |
| BPb | whole blood lead concentration |
| BPC | British Pharmaceutical Codex |
| BPCF | bronchopleural cutaneous fistula |
| BPI | bipolar disorder, Type I |
| BPII | bipolar type II disorder |
| BPD | benzoporphyrin derivative (photosensitizing agent) |
| BPd | diastolic blood pressure |
| BPE | benign enlargement of the prostate |
| BPF | Brazilian purpuric fever |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| BPG | bypass graft |
| BPI | bactericidal/permeability increasing |
| BPIG | bacterial polysaccharide immune globulin |
| BPL | benzylpenicilloyl polylysine (Pre-Pen) |
| bone probing length | |
| BPLA | blood pressure, left arm |
| BPLND | bilateal pelvic lymph node dissection |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| breaths per minute | |
| BPN | bacitracin, polymyxin B, and neomycin sulfate |
| BPO | benign prostatic obstruction |
| benzoyl peroxide | |
| BPOC | barcode point-of-care |
| BPP | biophysical profile |
| BPPP | bilateral pedal pulses present |
| BP,P,R,T, | blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and temperature |
| BPPV | benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
| BPR | beeper |
| blood per rectum | |
| blood pressure recorder | |
| BPRS | Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale |
| BPS | bilateral partial salpingectomy |
| blood pump speed | |
| biophysical profile score | |
| BPSD | behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia |
| BPSO | bilateral prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy |
| BPV | benign paroxysmal vertigo |
| benign positional vertigo | |
| BPW | bilateral pick-up walker (Assistive Device) |
| Bq | becquerel - (becquerel (Bq) is the unit of radioactivity) |
| BQL | below quantifiable levels |
| BR | bathroom |
| bedrest | |
| birthing room | |
| Br | bromide |
| BRA | bannanas, rice, and applesauce |
| BrAC | breath alcohol content |
| BRADY | bradycardia |
| BRANCH | branch chain amino acids |
| BRAO | branch retinal artery occlusion |
| BRAS | bilateral renal artery stenosis |
| BRAT | bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast |
| BRATT | bananas, rice, applesauce, tea, and toast |
| BRB | blood-retinal barrier |
| BRBR | bright red blood per rectum |
| BRC | bladder reconstruction |
| BrCa | breast cancer || (Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test) |
| BRCM | below right costal margin |
| BRFS | biochemical relapse-free survival |
| BRJ | brachialradialis jerk (supinator reflex) |
| BRM | biological response modifiers |
| BRN | brown |
| BRO | brother |
| BROM | bromide, Bromocriptine |
| back range of motion | |
| BRONK | bronchoscopy |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| BRS | behavior rating scale |
| BS | barium swallow |
| bedside | |
| before sleep | |
| BSA | body surface area |
| BSCC | bedside commode chair |
| BSCVA | best spectacle-corrected visual acuity |
| BSD | baby soft diet |
| BSE | breast self-examination |
| BSEC | bedside easy chair |
| BSER | brain stem evoked responses |
| BSG | brain stem gliomas |
| BSI | bloodstream infection |
| BSL | baseline |
| BSNT | breast soft and nontender |
| BSOM | bilateral serous ottis media |
| BSP | body substance precautions |
| BSPA | bowel sounds present and active |
| BSPM | body surface potential mapping |
| BSR | body stereotactic radiosurgery |
| BSS | Baltimore Sepsis Scale |
| bedside scale | |
| BSSO | bilateral sagittal split osteotomy |
| BSSS | benign sporadic sleep spikes |
| BST | bedside testing |
| BSU | Bartholin, Skene, urethra (glands) |
| BT | bedtime |
| behavioral therapy | |
| B/T | between |
| BTA | below the ankle |
| BTB | back to bed |
| BTC | behind-the-counter |
| BTE | behind the ear |
| BTF | blenderized tube feeding |
| BTG | beta thromboglobulin |
| BTHOOM | beats the hell out of me |
| BTI | biliary tract infection |
| BTKA | bilateral total knee arthroplasty |
| BTL | bilateral tubal ligation |
| BTM | bilateral tympanic membranes |
| BTMEAL | between meals |
| BTO | bilateral tubal occlusion |
| BTP | breakthrough pain |
| BTPS | body temperature pressure saturated |
| BTR | bladder tumor recheck |
| BTT | bridge to transplant |
| BTU | behavior therapy unit |
| BTW | Back to work |
| Between | |
| BU | base up |
| below umbilicus | |
| BUD | budesonide |
| BUE | both upper extremities |
| BUFA | baby up for adoption |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| BUO | bleeding of undetermined origin |
| BUR | back-up rate |
| BUS | bladder ultrasound |
| BUT | biopsy urease test |
| BVAD | biventricular assist device |
| BVD | bovine viral diarrhea |
| BVE | blood volume expander |
| BVF | bulboventricular foramen |
| BVH | biventricular hypertrophy |
| BVL | bilateral vas ligation |
| BVM | bag valve mask |
| BVO | branch vein occlusion |
| BVT | basilica vein transposition |
| BVZ | bevacizumab (Avastin™) |
| BW | bandwidth |
| birth weight | |
| body weight | |
| BWA | bed-wetter admission |
| BWC | bladder-wash cytology |
| BWCO | baby won't come out |
| BWCS | bagged white cell study |
| BWF | Blackwater fever (complication of malaria) |
| BWS | battered woman syndrome |
| BWs | bite-wing |
| BWT | bowel wall thickness |
| BWX | bite-wing x-ray |
| Bx | behavior |
| biopsy | |
| B x B | back-to-back |
| BXM | B-cell cross match |
| BXO | balanitis xerotica obliterans |
| BZP | benzylpiperazine (stimulant, recreational drug) |
Medical Abbreviations – B (part 2)
