| BA | Bachelor of Arts; backache; bacterial agglutination; basilar artery; basion; benzyladenine; best amp... |
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| BAI | basilar artery insufficiency; beta-aminoisobutyrate |
| BAM | basilar artery migraine; bilateral augmentation mammoplasty; brachial artery mean [pressure]; |
| bas | basilar; basophil, basophilic |
| BI | background interval; bacterial or bactericidal index; base-in [prism]; basilar impression; Billroth ... |
| BM | Basilar membrane |
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| VBI | Vertebro basilar insufficiency |
| BP | basilar papilla |
| BPN | basilar pontine nuclei |
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| basilar meningitis | Meningitis at the base of the brain, due usually to tuberculosis, syphilis, or any low-grade chronic granulomatous process; may result in an internal hydrocephalus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| basilar migraine | A migraine accompanied by transient brainstem signs (vertigo, tinnitus, perioral numbness, diplopia, etc.) thought to be due to vasospastic narrowing of the basilar artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar plexus | A venous plexus on the clivus, connected with the cavernous and petrosal sinuses and the internal vertebral (epidural) venous plexus. Synonym: plexus basilaris, basilar sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar pontine sulcus | A median groove on the ventral surface of the pons varolii in which lies the basilar artery. Synonym: sulcus basilaris pontis, basilar sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar process | The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar process of occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar prognathism | The concave facial profile, or forward position of the chin, resembling mandibular prognathism, created by the prominence of the bone of the mandible at the chin or menton. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar sinus | A venous plexus on the clivus, connected with the cavernous and petrosal sinuses and the internal vertebral (epidural) venous plexus. Synonym: plexus basilaris, basilar sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar sulcus | A median groove on the ventral surface of the pons varolii in which lies the basilar artery. Synonym: sulcus basilaris pontis, basilar sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar vertebra | The lowest lumbar vertebra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Broca's basilar angle | The angle formed at the basion of lines drawn from the nasion and the alveolar point. Synonym: Broca's angles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebral-basilar artery disease | <cardiology> Aortic arch syndrome, also referred to by many as vertebral-basilar artery disease, carotid artery occlusive syndrome and subclavian steal syndrome is characterised by a constellation of signs and symptoms which occur secondary to abnormalities in the major arteries which extend off of the aortic arch. These abnormalities are structural and most often secondary to the effects of atherosclerosis, blood clots, trauma or a congenital abnormality. Symptoms of this condition include various neurologic symptoms, reduction in pulse and changes in blood pressure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| vertebral-basilar system | The arterial complex comprising the two vertebral arteries joining to form the basilar artery, and their immediate branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal part of aorta | <anatomy> The largest arterial conduit below the diaphragm. This term refers to the portion of the aorta below the diaphragm to the bifurcation into the right and left common iliac arteries. It supplies blood to the abdominal viscera, pelvic organs and lower extremities. (20 Jun 2000) |
| abdominal part of oesophagus | The part of the oesophagus inferior to the diaphragm. See: oesophagus. Synonym: pars abdominalis oesophagi. (05 Mar 2000) |