Category: B

Swelling or filling with gas, as in abdominal distension.  

Presence of mucus in the urine.  

Liquid- filled cavity of the early ball-shaped embryo (blastula). By increasing the embryo’s surface area, the blastocele assists in the absorption of oxygen and nutrients.  

Condition marked by increasing loss of lung function (pneumoconiosis), resulting from continuous inhalation of coal dust or other substances; it is prevalent among coal miners. Evidence shows that smoking tobacco may seriously aggravate the condition. Also called coal miner’s lung.  

General name for a family of medicines that slow the action of osteoclasts, decrease bone resorption, and slow bone loss. They also decrease the risks for fracture in both men and women. Commonly used drugs include etidronate (Didronel), alendronate (Fosamax), and risedronate (Actonel). A class of nonhormonal drugs used to treat bone and calcium metabolism…

To divide into two parts or to separate one part from another.  

Unconventional use of electromagnetic fields for medical purposes.  

Toilet-like basin designed to clean the genital and perineal areas by way of hand- controlled, small jets of water. A basin used for cleaning the perineum.  

Man or (more often) woman who is the victim of repeated episodes of physical violence, usually accompanied by verbal abuse. This often leads to serious physical and psychological damage being inflicted By the marriage partner. For a variety of reasons including physical, cultural, and personality factors, women are far more likely than men to suffer…

Older adult victim of physical and emotional violence inflicted by another adult, often a relative. The injury may occur under circumstances that make it appear accidental when, in reality, this is not the case. Frequently the victim is afraid or reluctant (particularly when the abuser is a son or daughter) to report the violence.