| Blum, Paul | <person> French physician, 1878-1933. See: Gougerot and Blum disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Blumberg's sign | <clinical sign> Pain felt upon sudden release of steadily applied pressure on a suspected area of the abdomen, indicative of peritonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumberg, Jacob | <person> German surgeon and gynecologist, 1873-1955. See: Blumberg's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumenau's nucleus | The lateral cuneate nucleus of the medulla oblongata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumenau, Leonid | <person> Russian neurologist, 1862-1932. See: Blumenau's nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumenbach's clivus | 1. A downward sloping surface. 2. The sloping surface from the dorsum sellae to the foramen magnum composed of part of the body of the sphenoid and part of the basal part of the occipital bone. Synonym: Blumenbach's clivus. Origin: L. Slope (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumenbach, Johann | <person> German physiologist, 1752-1840. See: Blumenbach's clivus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumer's shelf | A shelf palpable by rectal examination, due to metastatic tumour cells gravitating from an abdominal cancer and growing in the rectovesical or rectouterine pouch. Synonym: Blumer's shelf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blumer, George | <person> U.S. Physician, 1858-1940. See: Blumer's shelf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gougerot and Blum disease | An eruption comprised of lichenoid papules variously pigmented from the haemosiderin of the associated purpura; found on the legs, usually in men over 40 years of age. Synonym: Gougerot and Blum disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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