| BV | bacitracin V; bacterial vaginosis; biological value; blood vessel; blood volume; bronchovesicular |
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| BVE | binocular visual efficiency; blood vessel endothelium; blood volume expander |
| BVI | blood vessel invasion |
| BVP | blood vessel prosthesis; blood volume pulse; burst of ventricular pacing |
| LVH | large vessel hematocrit; left ventricular hypertrophy |
| lymphatic follicles of larynx | laryngeal lymphatic follicles |
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| lymphatic follicles of rectum | Scattered collections of lymphoid tissue in the wall of the rectum. Synonym: lymphatic follicles of rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic irradiation | External or interstitial irradiation to treat lymphomas (e.g., hodgkin's and non-hodgkin's lymphomas) and lymph node metastases and also some autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lymphatic leukaemia | <haematology, oncology> An acute form of childhood leukaemia characterised by the development of abnormal cellsdevelop in the bone marrow and lymphoblasts are found in blood-formingtissues. A type of chronic leukaemia found most often in the elderly, it is characterised by the presence of mature lymphocytes in the blood. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (13 Nov 1997) |
| lymphatic metastasis | Transfer of a neoplasm from its primary site to lymph nodes or to distant parts of the body by way of the lymphatic system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lymphatic nodule | lymph follicle |
| lymphatic oedema | Oedema due to stasis in the lymph channels. Synonym: leukophlegmasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic plexus | A plexus of lymphatic capillaries, usually without valves, that opens into one or more larger lymphatic vessels. Synonym: plexus lymphaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic ring of cardiac part of stomach | A group of lymph nodes surrounding the cardia of the stomach. Synonym: annulus lymphaticus cardiae, cardiac lymphatic ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic sarcoma | <tumour> Obsolete term for lymphosarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic sinus | The channels in a lymph node crossed by a reticulum of cells and fibres and bounded by littoral cells; there are subcapsular, trabecular, and medullary sinus's. Synonym: lymph sinus. Maier's sinus, an infundibuliform depression on the internal surface of the lacrimal sac which receives the lacrimal canaliculi. Marginal sinuses of placenta, discontinuous venous lakes at the margin of the placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic stroma | The network of reticular fibres and associated reticular cells of lymphatic tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic system | <anatomy> The tissues and organs (including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus and lymph nodes) that produce and store cells that fight infection and the network of vessels that carry lymph. (12 May 1997) |
| lymphatic tissue | A structure found within the lymphatic system that consists of lymphocytes within a network of fibres. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lymphatic valvule | One of the delicate semilunar valves found in lymphatic vessels; they are usually paired and similar in structure to venous valves and occur at close intervals along the vessel wall. Synonym: valvula lymphatica. (05 Mar 2000) |