| AUB | abnormal uterine bleeding |
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| BB | bad breath; bed bath; beta blockade, beta blocker; BioBreeding [rat]; blanket bath; blood bank; bloo... |
| BET | benign epithelial tumor; bleeding esophageal varix; Brunauer-Emmet-Teller [method] |
| BL | Barre-Lieou [syndrome]; basal lamina; baseline; Bessey-Lowry [unit]; black light; bladder; bleeding;... |
| bl | black; blood, bleeding; blue |
| wordprocessor's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during typing or wordprocessing. Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| writer's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| musician's cramp | An occupational dystonia, affecting those who play on musical instruments, and named usually according to the instrument played upon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cramp | 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localised muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress's cramp, writer's cramp. Origin: M.E. Crampe, fr. O. Fr., fr. Germanic (05 Mar 2000) |
| cramp,writer's | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| heat cramp | A form of heat illness that results from profuse sweating and loss of body salts (sodium). Heat cramps are manifest by painful spasms of abdominal and skeletal muscles. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Scotch cramp | A simple autosomal recessive trait in Scottish terrier dogs, characterised by arching of the back and a stiff-legged gait due to overflexed hindlimbs and abducted forelimbs. Synonym: Scotch cramp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seamstress's cramp | An occupational dystonia occurring in the fingers of women who sew. Synonym: sewing spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shaving cramp | An occupational dystonia affecting the hands and fingers of barbers. Synonym: keirospasm, xyrospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dystonia, writer's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intermittent cramp | 1. Hyperexcitability of nerves and muscles due to decrease in concentration of extracellular ionised calcium, which may be associated with such conditions as parathyroid hypofunction, vitamin D deficiency and alkalosis or result from ingestion of alkaline salts, it is characterised by carpopedal spasm, muscular twitching and cramps, laryngospasm with inspiratory stridor, hyperreflexia and choreiform movements. 2. Tetanus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tailor's cramp | An occupational dystonia affecting the forearms and hands of tailors. Synonym: tailor's spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| typist's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |