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Bilateral (from Latin bis ' twice '): on both sides of the body. [9] For example, bilateral orchiectomy means removal of testes on both sides of the body. Unilateral (from Latin unus ' one '): on one side of the body. [9] For example, a stroke can result in unilateral weakness, meaning weakness on one side of the body.
bilateral BL: Burkitt's lymphoma: bl.cult: blood culture: bld: blood: 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 ...
[9] [4] Bilateral orchiectomy causes infertility and greatly reduced testosterone levels. In cisgender men, this can lead to side effects including loss of sexual interest, erectile dysfunction , hot flashes, breast enlargement ( gynecomastia ), weight gain, loss of muscle mass, and osteoporosis . [ 4 ]
Bilateral crackles refers to the presence of crackles in both lungs. Basal crackles are crackles apparently originating in or near the base of the lung. Bibasal crackles, also called bilateral basal crackles, are crackles heard at the bases of both the left and right lungs.
Microphthalmia (Greek: μικρός, mikros, 'small', ὀφθαλμός, ophthalmos, 'eye'), also referred as microphthalmos, is a developmental disorder of the eye in which one (unilateral microphthalmia) or both (bilateral microphthalmia) eyes are abnormally small and have anatomic malformations.
Raccoon eyes may be bilateral or unilateral. [5] If unilateral, it is highly suggestive of basilar skull fracture , with a positive predictive value of 85%. They are most often associated with fractures of the anterior cranial fossa .
Exophthalmos (also called exophthalmus, exophthalmia, proptosis, or exorbitism) is a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit.Exophthalmos can be either bilateral (as is often seen in Graves' disease) or unilateral (as is often seen in an orbital tumor).
The unilateral approach is specific to one side, usually because the prostate cancer has spread to prevent a bilateral nerve-sparing approach; studies suggest that this approach leads to better results than non-nerve-sparing surgery, but that patient age and previous erectile function have a significant influence on post-operative results.