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1. B 1 Heterovitamin A thiamine antagonist due to its inhibition of thiamine pyrophosphorylation. It is used to produce thiamine deficiency.
2. B Cell Activating Factor Receptor Receptors present on a wide variety of hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cell types and various human tumors. Two forms of the receptor have been described, soluble and membrane-bound. Low More… 0.3 KB
3. B cell lymphoma The B-cell lymphomas are types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma affecting B cells. It develops more frequently in immunocompromised individuals (such as those with AIDS.) There are fourteen types More… 1.5 KB
4. B mode ultrasound Brightness mode display: in ultrasonography, the use of dots of differing intensities to represent echoes received from tissues that more strongly or weakly reflect sound waves.
5. B12 deficiency is a reduction in vitamin B12 from inadequate dietary intake or impaired absorption. The condition is commonly asymptomatic, but can also present as anemia characterized by enlarged blood More… 5.0 KB
6. Babesia A genus of parasitic protozoa of the family Babesiidae that infect the red blood cells of humans and other animals.
7. Babesiosis Malaria-like parasitic disease caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoal piroplasms. After trypanosomes, Babesia are thought to be the second most common blood parasites of mammals and they More… 3.5 KB
8. Babinskis reflex Dorsiflexion of the great toe when the sole of the foot is stimulated. Normally, when the lateral aspect of the sole of the relaxed foot is stroked, the great toe flexes. If the toe extends More… 0.5 KB
9. Baboon genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family (CERCOPITHECIDAE), consisting of seven named species: P. ursinus, P. cynocephalus , P. papio, P. anubis , P. hamadryas, P. sphinx, and P. More… 0.4 KB
10. Back injury Back injuries or low-back pain, are one of the two most prevalent musculoskeletal cumulative trauma disorders in the work industry. According to a report of the National Institute for More… 1.5 KB
11. Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia associated with bacterial infection. Types : Gram positive : Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia in all age groups More… 4.9 KB
12. Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with Balantidium coli. Symptoms : Symptoms can be local due to involvement of the intestinal mucosa, or systemic in nature and include More… 0.4 KB
13. Ball and socket joints such as the hips and shoulders, are synovial jointsthat allow a wide range of movement in many directions. See also: Symphysis, Synovial joints, Hinge joints
14. Bangstad syndrome is a severe, inherited congenital disorder associated with abnormalities of the cell membrane. It was characterized in 1989. Presentation : Presenting at birth, features of the More… 0.6 KB
15. Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) is a rare hamartomatous disorder with occurrence of multiple subcutaneous lipomas, macrocephaly and hemangiomas. The disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant form, but sporadic More… 1.3 KB
16. Bantis syndrome "It is named for Guido Banti."(also known as Banti's disease) is a chronic congestive enlargement of the spleen resulting in premature destruction of the red blood cells by More… 1.2 KB
17. Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome type I The bare lymphocyte syndrome, type II (BLS II) is a rare recessive genetic condition in which a group of genes called major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC class II) are not More… 1.3 KB
18. Baritosis Is a benign type of pneumoconiosis, which is caused by deposition of inhaled barium dust in the lungs. Presentation : The barium particles can be seen as opaque shadows on the chest More… 0.5 KB
19. Barodontalgia Barodontalgia, commonly known as tooth squeeze and previously known as aerodontalgia, is a pain in tooth caused by a change in atmospheric pressure. The pain usually ceases at ground level. More… 1.2 KB
20. Barrett esophagus (UK: Oesophagus) (sometimes called Barrett's syndrome, CELLO, columnar epithelium lined lower oesophagus or colloquially as Barrett's) refers to an abnormal change (metaplasia) in More… 4.3 KB
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