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  2. Blood–brain barrier - Wikipedia

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    The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that regulates the transfer of solutes and chemicals between the circulatory system and the central nervous system, thus protecting the brain from harmful or unwanted substances in the blood. [1] The blood–brain barrier is formed by endothelial ...

  3. The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.

  4. List of medical abbreviations: B - Wikipedia

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    BLE. Bilateral Lower Extremity (in/on both legs). BLS. basic life support. BM. bone marrow. bowel movement. breast milk. Capillary blood glucose (British medical colloquialism originating from Boehringer Mannheim, a manufacturer of early glucose meters, today a part of Boehringer Ingelheim.)

  5. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Medical Abbreviations EN English Medical Abbreviations for Android; JD.MD, Inc. online Medical & Dental Abbreviations Glossary; Acronyms for Medical & Dental professional organizations; Medical Abbreviations for iPhone; Medical abbreviations on mediLexicon; Medical acronyms and abbreviations on allacronyms.com; Over 20,000 medical abbreviations ...

  6. Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities - Wikipedia

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    Radiology, neurology. Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) are abnormal differences seen in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in patients with Alzheimer's disease. ARIA is associated with anti-amyloid drugs, particularly human monoclonal antibodies such as aducanumab. [1] There are two types of ARIA: ARIA-E and ARIA-H.

  7. Blood–brain barrier disruption - Wikipedia

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    The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is protected by a network of blood vessels and tissue that shields it from harmful substances. This protection also stops anti-cancer drugs from getting to the brain. To treat brain tumours and other brain related diseases, [ 2][ 3] blood–brain barrier disruption is needed for the anti-cancer drugs to be ...

  8. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.

  9. Translational medicine - Wikipedia

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    Translational medicine. Translational medicine (often called translational science, of which it is a form) develops the clinical practice applications of the basic science aspects of the biomedical sciences; that is, it translates basic science to applied science in medical practice. It is defined by the European Society for Translational ...