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ball and socket joints
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joints that allow movement in all
directions, i.e. flexion, extension,
abduction, adduction,
rotation and
circumduction.
Body system
terms : Musculoskeletal system
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balloon angioplasty
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(an'ji-oh-plas-tee)
a technique for
treating a narrowed or blocked section of blood vessel by
introducing a catheter with a balloon into the constricted area.
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benign prostatic hypertrophy
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(bee-nine' pros-tat'ik
hy-per'tro-fee)
enlargement of the
prostate gland.
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bi-
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(by-)
two, both
e.g. bilateral =
both sides.
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biceps brachii
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(by'seps bray'kee-eye)
muscle of the
upper arm which supinates the forearm and flexes the elbow and
shoulder.
Body system
terms : Musculoskeletal system
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biceps femoris
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(by'seps fem'or-iss)
muscle at the back
of the thigh that flexes and rotates the leg laterally and
extends the thigh.
Body system
terms : Musculoskeletal system
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bicuspid valve
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(by-kus�pid)
also called the mitral valve.
Body system
terms : Blood, and the circulatory system
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bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
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(by-lat'er-ul
sal-ping-oh-oh-off-or-ekt'oh-mee)
surgical removal of both
fallopian tubes and ovaries.
Diseases &
procedures : Procedures
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bile
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fluid secreted by the
liver, stored in the gall bladder
, and emptied into the small
intestine where it assists in absorption of fats.
Body system
terms : Digestive system
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bile duct
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the channel running from the gall bladder to the duodenum that carries bile; consists of the cystic and hepatic
ducts and the common bile duct.
Body system
terms : Digestive system
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bladder
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(blad'ur)
hollow muscular organ which
serves as the reservoir for urine.
Body system
terms : Urinary system
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blephar-
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(blef-ar-)
(to do with an) eyelid.
General terms :
Root words
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blind spot
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(optic disc); area of absent vision in the
visual field caused by the small area of the retina where the
optic nerve leaves the eye.
Body system
terms : The eyes
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blood
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fluid which circulates throughout the body
carrying nutrients to cells and removing waste from cells;
arterial blood (with the exception of the
pulmonary artery) contains a heavy concentration of
oxygen while venous blood (with the exception of the pulmonary vein) contains carbon dioxide
in large amounts.
Body system
terms : Blood, and the circulatory system
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blood capillary
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(ka-pil�er-ee)
a microscopic vessel
through which blood travels from arteriole
to venule; oxygen/carbon
dioxide exchange occurs across capillary walls.
Body system
terms : Blood, and the circulatory system
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blood vessels
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channels for carrying blood.
Body system
terms : Skin and subcutaneous tissue
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bone
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dense connective tissue forming the
skeleton; long bones consist of a diaphysis
(compact bone with a central
medullary canal) and two epiphyses (compact bone with cancellous bone inside) whereas others
(short, irregular, flat and sesamoid) have a thin outer layer of
compact bone with cancellous bone inside.
Body system
terms : Musculoskeletal system
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bone marrow
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substance contained in the medullary canal of long bones and in
the cancellous tissue of all bone
types.
Body system
terms : Musculoskeletal system
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bowel
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term covering the
large and small intestines
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Body system
terms : Digestive system
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brachioradialis
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(brak'ee-o-rad-ee-ah'lis)
muscle of the
forearm which flexes the forearm.
Body system
terms : Musculoskeletal system
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brady-
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(bray-di-)
slow
e.g. bradycardia =
abnormally slow heart rate.
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bradycardia
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(brad-i-kar'dee-er)
an abnormally slow
heart rate.
Diseases &
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brain
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extremely complex mass of nervous tissue
organised in five distinct sections: 1)
cerebrum, 2) midbrain, 3)
pons, 4) medulla
oblongata and 5) cerebellum
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Body system
terms : Nervous system
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brainstem
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extension into the skull of the spinal cord; consists of the medulla oblongata, the pons and the
midbrain.
Body system
terms : Nervous system
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breast
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milk-producing glands, fully developed in
females, but also present in rudimentary form in males.
Body system
terms : Reproductive system
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bronchi
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(brong�kee)
main branch passageways
extending from the distal trachea:
singular: bronchus.
Body system
terms : Respiratory system
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bronchial tubes
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(brong�kee-al)
main branch
passageways extending from the distal
trachea.
Body system
terms : Respiratory system
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bronchiole
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(brong'kee-ole)
the finest divisions of
the branched bronchial tree.
Body system
terms : Respiratory system
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bronchitis
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(bron-ky'tis)
a disorder in which the
bronchi - the airways connecting the
trachea to the
lungs - are inflamed.
Diseases &
procedures : Diseases
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bronchoscopy
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(bron-kos'kop-ee)
examination of the
bronchi (airways) by means of an
endoscope known as a bronchoscope.
Diseases &
procedures : Procedures
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bypass
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a procedure to bypass the blockage or
narrowing of an artery or vein. Obstructions can be bypassed
using sections of healthy artery or vein from elsewhere in the
body or using prosthetic stents.
Diseases &
procedures : Procedures
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