Category: B
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Barton bandage
A double figure-of-eight bandage for the lower jaw.
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Back bandage
Open bandage to the back; applied the same as a chest bandage, the point being placed above the scapula of the injured side.
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Band
A cord or tapelike tissue that connects or holds structures together.
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Balsam of peru
A dark brown, viscid, resinous liquid obtained from the bark of the tree Myroxylon perierae or M. balsamum.
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Balneology
The science of baths and bathing.
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Balm of gilead
Mecca balsam from Commiphora opobalsamum, probably biblical myrrh.
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Ballottable
Capable of identification by ballottement.
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Balke test
A test to determine maximum oxygen utilization. The subject walks on a flat (0% grade) treadmill at a constant rate of 3.5 miles/hr for 2 min. The treadmill is inclined 1% each successive minute until the subject is exhausted and unable to continue. Oxygen utilization is measured throughout the test.
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Balantidium coli
A normal parasite of swine and the largest protozoan parasite of humans. It causes balantidiasis.
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Balanopreputial
To the glans penis and prepuce.