Research Consent Glossary

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Bacteria - Types of germs

Bacterial - Having to do with bacteria

Bacterial Analysis - Test used to detect and identify bacteria

Bacterial - infection of the inner lining of the heart Endocarditis

Bag of Waters - Sack containing liquid that surrounds the unborn baby

Balanitis - Inflammation of the end of the penis

Balanocele - Bulging of the end of the penis out of a tear in the foreskin

Balanoplasty - Surgery to fix the end of the penis

Balanorrhagia - Balanitis with discharge of pus from the penis

Balanorrhea - Discharge of fluid from the penis

Barbiturates - Group of drugs that are used for different reasons, including general anesthesia, sedation, and stopping seizures

Bartholins Adenitis - Inflammation of the mucus-producing glands in the vagina

Bartholins Glands - Mucus-producing glands in the vagina

Basal Cell Carcinoma - Tumor of the skin (type of skin cancer)

Bayonet - Tool that is sharp like a knife

Benign - Not malignant, usually without serious consequences, but with some exceptions (e.g., benign brain tumor may have serious consequences)

Beta Blocker - Drug used to slow down the heart

Beta-HCG - Substance in blood that is measured to detect cancer of the (Human Chorionic testicles Gonadotropin

Bicuspid Value - A value in the heart that controls the flow of blood by opening and closing with each heart beat

Bilateral - Having to do with both sides of the body

Bile - Brown-yellow-green liquid made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder that helps with digestion

Bile Duct - Tube that carries bile

Bilirubin - A substance found in bile -a high level of bilirubin in the blood causes jaundice

Binding/Bound - Carried by, to make stick together, transported Binocular Having to do with both eyes

Bioavailability - The extent to which a drug or other subsistence becomes available to the body

Bleeding Time - Test to measure how long it takes for a small cut to stop bleeding

Blepharitis - Inflammation of the eyelid

Blepharoplasty - Surgery to fix the eyelid

Blepharoptosis - Drooping of the upper eyelid

Blood - Red Liquid pumped by the heart

Blood-draw Site - Place where vein is punctured

Blood Pressure - (BP) The pressure of blood flowing through blood vessels .

Blood Profile - Series of blood tests

Blood Urea Nitrogen - Substance in blood that is measured to check kidney

(BUN) function

Blood Vessels - Tubes that carry blood through the body

Bolus - An amount given all at once

Bone Marrow - Soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells

Bone Marrow Biopsy - Use of a needle to remove bone marrow so that it can be looked at under a microscope

Bone Marrow - Putting normal bone marrow from one person into

Transplant another person

Bone Mass - The amount of bone mass (in a given amount of) bone

Bowel - The intestine

BP - See blood pressure

Bradyarrhythmias - Slow irregular heart beats

Bradycardia - Slow heartbeat

Bradykinesia - Moving slow

Bradypepsia - Slow digestion

Brain - Main part of the central nervous system

Brain formation - How the brain forms, grows, develops

Brain Stem - Joins the brain to the spinal column

Brand Name - Commercial name for a drug

Breasts - Milk-producing glands of women

Breech - Birth When feet, buttocks, or knees come out before the head at birth

Bronchi - More than one bronchus

Bronchitis - Inflammation of the bonchi

Bronchoconstrictor - Drug used to make the bronchi tighten up and become narrower

Bronchodilator - Drug used to make the bronchi open up and become bigger

Bronchogenic - Beginning in a bronchus

Bronchogram - X-ray of the bonchi

Bronchoplasty - Surgery to fix the bronchi

Bronchopneumonia - Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs

Bronchoscope -Tool used to look into the bronchi

Bronchospasm - Breathing distress caused by narrowing of the airways

Bronchus - Tube that carries air from the windpipe to the lungs

Bulimia - An eating disorder in which a person cannot stop eating and often vomits to make room for more food

Bun - See blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Bunion - Bone growth inside the base of the big toe

Bursa - Small sack filled with liquid that cushions moving parts, such as two bones in a joint

Bursitis - Inflammation of a bursa

Bursolith - Stone in a bursa

Bursotomy - Surgery to cut into a bursa

Bypass - An artificial passageway from one blood vessel to another to get around a blood clot