| BA | Bachelor of Arts; backache; bacterial agglutination; basilar artery; basion; benzyladenine; best amp... |
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| BC | Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Baccal-aureus Chirurgiae]; back care; bactericidal concentration; basal ce... |
| BFR | biologic false reaction; blood flow rate; bone formation rate; buffered Ringer [solution] |
| BG | basal ganglion; basic gastrin; Bender Gestalt [test]; beta-galactosidase; beta-glucuronidase; bicolo... |
| BI | background interval; bacterial or bactericidal index; base-in [prism]; basilar impression; Billroth ... |
| pyaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| septicaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shirt-stud abscess | An abscess consisting of two cavities connected by a narrow isthmus, usually formed by rupture of an abscesses through a fascial layer in the hand or foot. Synonym: shirt-stud abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypostatic abscess | An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stellate abscess | A star-shaped necrotic area surrounded by histiocytes, seen within swollen inguinal lymph nodes in lymphogranuloma venereum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stercoral abscess | A collection of pus and faeces. Synonym: faecal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sterile abscess | An abscess whose contents are not caused by pyogenic bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stitch abscess | An abscess around a suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subdiaphragmatic abscess | An abscess beneath the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subepidermal abscess | A microscopic abscess located in the dermis just beneath the epidermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subhepatic abscess | An abscess located immediately beneath the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subperiosteal abscess | An abscess between the periosteum and cortical plate of the bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subphrenic abscess | An abscess beneath the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subungual abscess | Suppuration extending beneath a fingernail or toenail, usually from a parenychia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sudoriparous abscess | A collection of pus in a sweat gland. (05 Mar 2000) |