| BI | background interval; bacterial or bactericidal index; base-in [prism]; basilar impression; Billroth ... |
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| BIS | bone cement implantation syndrome; Brain Information Service; building illness syndrome |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic protein |
| BRA | bilateral renal agenesis; bone-resorbing activity; brain-reactive antibody |
| BRF | bone-resorbing factor |
| marble bone disease | The formation of abnormally dense bone, as opposed to osteoporosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| marginal tubercle of zygomatic bone | A prominence on the temporal border of the zygomatic bone to which the temporal fascia is attached. Synonym: tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici, marginal tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Recklinghausen's disease of bone | Rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts, and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones. It is due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperfunction of the parathyroid glands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parietal bone | The side bone of the skull. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parietal border of frontal bone | The margin of the frontal bone that articulates with the parietal bone. Synonym: margo parietalis ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid that articulates with the parietal bone. Synonym: margo parietalis ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal border of temporal bone | The border of the squamous part of the temporal bone that articulates with the parietal bone. Synonym: margo parietalis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vesalius' bone | The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone sometimes existing as a separate bone. Synonym: vesalianum, Vesalius' bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage bone | A bone that develops in a cartilage environment after the latter is partially or entirely destroyed by calcification and subsequent resorption. Synonym: cartilage bone, replacement bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| giant cell tumour of bone | A bone tumour composed of cellular spindle-cell stroma containing scattered multinucleated giant cells resembling osteoclasts. The tumours range from benign to frankly malignant lesions. The tumour occurs most frequently in an end of a long tubular bone in young adults. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastoid angle of parietal bone | The posteroinferior point of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus mastoideus ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid bone | The nipple-like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: processus mastoideus, mastoid bone, temporal apophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid border of occipital bone | The margin of the occipital squama that articulates with the temporal bone. Synonym: margo mastoideus squamae occipitalis, mastoid margin of occipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid margin of occipital bone | The margin of the occipital squama that articulates with the temporal bone. Synonym: margo mastoideus squamae occipitalis, mastoid margin of occipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid part of the temporal bone | The portion of the petrous part of the temporal bone bearing the mastoid process. Synonym: pars mastoidea ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |