Category: B

A soluble white powder used as a general disinfectant.  

A hard part of the temporal bone surrounding the membranous labyrinth in the inner ear.  

A blue dye used as a disinfectant [After William Francis Victor Bonney (1872-1953), British gynaecologist].  

A scan which tracks a radioactive substance injected into the body to find areas where a bone is breaking down or repairing itself. A radiographic examination of bone following injection of a radioactive substance into a vein. A scintillating camera (scanner) is used to visualize the bone structure being examined. A nuclear medicine procedure that…

Making sure that a trauma victim is kept isolated from the possibility of infection from moist body substances. A method of infection control that assumes all body fluids are potentially infectious and that an effective task-specific barrier must always be placed between the medical provider and the patient.  

An unpleasant smell caused by perspiration. Body odor refers to the scent that arises as a result of bacteria interacting with sweat. This odor is particularly noticeable in areas such as the armpits and the genital region, where the apocrine glands contain proteins and fatty substances that promote bacterial growth. When sweat mixes with these…

An opening in the body, e.g. the mouth, oesohagus, vagina, rectum or ear. Either of the two major body cavities, one containing the viscera of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvic areas (ventral), and the other composed of the cranial and spinal cavities (dorsal).  

Referring to the body.  

A rush of red colour to the skin of the face, caused by emotion. Reddening of the face resulting from expansion and filling of the facial blood vessels, occurring in times of embarrassment, extreme self- consciousness, or heat exposure. Redness of the face and neck due to vasodilation caused by emotion or heat. Blushing may…

A condition in which someone does not see objects clearly. A lack of sharpness when viewing an object, resulting in unclear visual details. Blurred vision can have a number of causes, including farsightedness, nearsightedness, astigmatism (distortion caused by asymmetry in the eyeball), cataract (clouding of the lens of the eye, usually caused by aging), deterioration…