Etimologia e Abreviaturas de Termos Médicos (PDF)

BII beat inclusion index; Billroth II 
[operation]; butanol-insoluble iodine 
BIL basal insulin leveI; bilirubin 
Bil bilirubin 
bil bilateral 
BILAG British Isles Lupus Assessment 
Group [Index] 
BIL/ ALB bilirubin/albumin [rate]
bilat bilateral 
bili bilirubin 
bili-c conjugated bilirubin 
bilirub bilirubin 
bili T&D bilirubin total and direct
BIM buffered isolation medium 
BIMA bilateral internal mammary artery 
BIMV Bimiti virus 
BIN butylisonitrile 
Bin binary 
BIO Biotechnology Industry Organization 
biochem biochemistry, biochemical 
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BIOD bony intraorbital distance 
bioeng bioengineering
BIOETHICSLlNE Bioethical Information 
Online 
BIOF biologic function [UMLS] 
biol biology, biological 
bioLH biossay of luteinizing homone
BIOMACS Biochemical Markers of Acute 
Coronary Syndromes 
biophys biophysics, biophysical 
BIOSIS BioSciences Information Service
biotyping biochemical typing 
BIP back illuminated photo technology 
bacterial intravenous protein; Bezafibrate 
Infarction Prevention [study]; biparietal; 
bismuth iodoform paraffin; Blue Cross 
interim payment; brief infertility period 
Bip binding protein 
BIPAP biphasic positive airway pressure 
BIPLED bilateral, independent, periodic 
lateralized epileptiform discharge 
BIPM International Bureau of Weights 
and Measures [Fr. Bureau International des 
Poids et Mesures] 
BIPP bismuth iodoform paraffin paste
BIR basic incidence rate; British Institute 
of Radiology 
BIRADS Breast Imaging Reporting and 
Data System 
BIRD Bolus vs Infusion Rescupase 
Development 
BIRLS Beneficiary Identification and 
Record Locator Subsystem [Veterans 
Benefit Administration] 
BIRN Biomedical Informatics Research 
Network 
BIRNH Belgian Interuniversity Researchl 
on Nutrition and Health [study] 
BIRV Birao virus 
BIS bioimpedance spectroscopy; 
bispectral index; bone cement 
implantation syndrome; Brain Information 
Service; British Infection Society; building 
illness syndrome 
BIScV blueberry scorch virus 
B-ISDN broadband-integrated services 
digital network 
BIShV blueberry shock virus 
BiSP between ischial spines 
bisp bispinous [diameter] 
BISTI Biomedical Information Service 
Technology Initiative 
BIT binary digit; bitrochanteric 
bit binary digit 
BITA bilateral internal thoracic artery 
(grafting)
BITE Bulimic Investigatory Test 
BITNET Because It’s Time Network [mail-
only eletronic network] 
BIU barrier isolation unit; billion 
international units 
BIV Bohle iridovirus; bovine 
immunodeficiency virus 
BIVAS Body Image Visual Analogue Scale 
BJ Bence Jones [protein, proteinuria]; 
biceps jerk; Bielschowsky-Jansky 
[syndrome], bones and joints 
B&J bones and joints 
BJE bones, joints, and examination 
BJM bones, joints, and muscles 
BJP Bence Jones protein or proteinuria 
BK below the knee; bovine kidney [cells]; 
bradykinin
B-K initials two patients after whom a 
multiple cutaneous nevus [mole] was 
named 
B/K below knee [amputation] 
Bk berkelium 
bk back
BKA below-knee amputation 
BK-A basophil kallikrein of anaphylaxis 
BKamp below-knee amputation 
BKAT Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool 
for Critical Care 
BKD bacterial kidney disease 
bkf breakfast 
BKG, Bkg background 
BKPyV BK polyomavirus 
BKS beekeeper serum 
BKTT below knee to toe 
BKWP below knee walking plaster 
BL Barré-Lieou [syndrome]; basal lamina; 
baseline, Bessey-Lowry [unit]; biosafety 
level; black light; bladder; bleeding; 
blind loop; blood loss; bone marrow 
Iymphocyte; borderline Iepro-matous; 
bronchial lavage; bucco-lingual; buffered 
lidocaine; Bullard laryngoscope; Burkitt 
Iymphoma
Bl black
B-I bursa-equivalent lymphocyte 
bl black; blood, bleeding; blue 
BLA biologics License Application
BLAD borderline left axis deviation
blad bladder 
BLAS Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study 
BLASP Barbados Low-Dose Aspirin Study 
in Pregnancy
BLAST Basic Linear Alignment and Search 
Tool [algorithm] 
BLAT Blind Learning Aptitude Test
BLAV Bobia virus 
BLB Baker-Lima-Baker [mask]; Bessey-
Lowry-Brock [method or unit]; black 
light bulb; Boothby-Lovelace-Bulbulian 
[oxygen mask]; bronchoscopic lung 
biopsy; bulb [syringe] 
BL=BS bilateral equal breath sounds 
BIC blood culture 
BLCL Burkitt Iymphoma cell line 
B-LCL B-Iymphocyte cell line 
bl cult blood culture 
BLCV beet leaf curly top virus 
BLD basal liquefactive degeneration; 
benign lymphoepithelial disease 
bld blood 
Bld Bnk blood bank 
BLE both lower extremities; buffered 
lidocaine with epinephrine 
BLEL benign Iympho-epithelial lesion 
BLEO bleomycin 
bleph blepharitis 
BLEVE boiling liquid expanding vapor 
explosion 
BLFD buccolinguofacial dyskinesia 
BLG behavioral leadership group; beta-
lactoglobulin 
bLH biologically active luteinizing 
hormone 
BLI bombesin-like immunoreactivity 
blk black 
BLL below lower limit 
BLLD British Library Lending Division 
BLLV Bloodland Lake virus 
BLM basolateral membrane; bilayer 
lipid membrane; bimolecular liquid 
membrane; black lipid membrane; 
bleomycin; Bloom syndrome; 
buccolinguomasticatory 
BLMoV blueberry leaf mottle virus 
BLMV Belem virus 
BLN bronchial lymph node 
BLOB binary large object 
BLOBS bladder obstruction 
BLOC body location [UMLS] 
BLOSUM block substitution matrix 
[searching algorithm] 
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BLOT Bimodality Lung Oncology Trial; 
British Library of Tape 
BLP beta-lipoprotein 
BIP blood pressure 
B-LPH beta-lipoprotein hormone 
B-LPN beta-lipotropin 
bl pr blood pressure 
BLQ both lower quadrants
BLRC Biomedical Library Review 
Committee 
BLROA British Laryngological, 
Rhinological and Otological Association 
BLRV blrv bean leafroll virus 
BLS bare Iymphocyte syndrome; basic 
life support; B-cell Iympho-proliferative 
syndrome; blind loop syndrome; blood 
and Iymphatic system; blood sugar; 
BIoom syndrome; Bureau of Labor 
Statistics 
BIS blood sugar 
BLSA Baltimore Longitudinal Study of 
Aging; basic life support ambulance 
BLSD bovine lumpy skin disease 
BLS-D basic life support-defibrillation; 
Blessed Scale-Dementia 
BLT bleeding time; blood-clot Iysis time; 
blood test 
BIT bleeding time; blood test; blood type, 
blood typing 
BLU Bessey-Lowry unit 
BluMVd-RNA Blueberry mosaic viroidlike 
ribonucleic acid [RNA] 
BLV biological limit value; blood volume; 
bovine leukemia virus 
BIV blood viscosity; blood volume 
BLVd bent leaf viroid 
BLVR biliverdin reductase 
Blx bleeding time 
BLyS B-Iymphocyte stimulator 
BM Bachelor of Medicine; barium meal; 
basal medium; basal metabolism; 
basement membrane; basilar membrane; 
betamethasone; biomedical; black 
male; blood monitoring; body mass; 
Bohr magneton; bone marrow; bowel 
movement; breast milk; buccal mass; 
buccomesial 
B/M black male 
B2M beta-2-microglobulin 
bm black male 
BMA biological movement artifacts; bone 
marrow arrest; bone mineral area; British 
Medical Association 
BmA Brugia malayi adult antigen 
BMAD Medicare Part B Annual Data [file] 
BMAP bone marrow acid phosphatase 
B-MAST Brief Michigan Alcoholism 
Screening Test 
BMAV Batama virus 
Bmax maximum amount baund; 
maximum binding capacity 
BMB biomedical belt; bone marrow 
biopsy
BMBL benign monoclonal B cell 
lymphocytosis 
BMBMA bulk motion biological 
movement artifacts 
BMC blood mononuclear cell; bone 
marrow cell; bone mineral content 
BMCC beta-methylcrotonyl coenzyme A 
carboxylase 
BMCHRD Bureau of Maternal and Child 
Health and Resources Development 
BMD Becker muscular dystrophy; 
Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics; bone 
marrow depression; bone mineral density; 
bovine mucosal disease 
BMDC Biomedical Documentation 
Center; bone marrow dendritic cell