| BSS | Bismuth subsalicylate |
|---|---|
| CBS | Colloidal bismuth subcitrate |
| RBC | Ranitidine bismuth citrate |
| bismuth sodium tartrate | A basic sodium bismuth tartrate; an antisyphilitic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| bismuth sodium triglycollamate | Sodium bismuth complex of nitrilotriacetic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth subcarbonate | (BiO)2CO3;used for the same purposes as bismuth subnitrate, but has lower toxicity. Synonym: bismuth carbonate, bismuth oxycarbonate, bismuthyl carbonate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth subgallate | Used internally in diarrhoea and externally as an astringent and protective dusting powder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth subnitrate | A basic salt, the composition of which varies with the conditions of preparation; used internally as an intestinal astringent and externally as a mild astringent and antiseptic; the metal is used as an electron microscope stain for nucleic acids. Synonym: bismuth oxynitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth subsalicylate | Used as an intestinal antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth tribromophenate | Used externally as an antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth trichloride | BiCl3;addition of water results in formation of bismuth oxychloride. Synonym: butter of bismuth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bismuth triiodide | BiI3;used in electron microscopy to reveal synapses. Synonym: bismuth triiodide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butter of bismuth | BiCl3;addition of water results in formation of bismuth oxychloride. Synonym: butter of bismuth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk of bismuth | A suspension of bismuth hydroxide and bismuth subcarbonate in water; used in gastrointestinal disorders as a protective agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ackee poisoning | An acute and frequently fatal vomiting disease associated with central nervous system symptoms and marked hypoglycaemia, caused by eating unripe ackee fruit of Blighia spaida, a tree common in Jamaica. Synonym: Jamaican vomiting sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arsenic poisoning | A severe poisoning that occurs after the exposure (ingested or inhaled). Signs and symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, rapid heart rate, apprehension and difficulty breathing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bacterial food poisoning | A term commonly used to refer to conditions limited to enteritis or gastroenteritis (excluding the enteric fevers and the dysenteries) caused by bacterial multiplication per se or by a soluble bacterial exotoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blister beetle poisoning | Poisoning, most often of horses, by ingestion of blister beetles (Epicauta spp.) in hay; the causative toxin is cantharidin, which produces salivation, shock, pollakiuria, and colic. (05 Mar 2000) |