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  2. Boas' sign - Wikipedia

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    Boas' or Boas's sign is hyperaesthesia (increased or altered sensitivity) below the right Hypochondrium or 12th rib region, which can be a symptom in acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder). [1] It is one of many signs a medical provider may look for during an abdominal examination. [2]

  3. Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The English bulldog, a typically brachycephalic dog breed, may have brachycephalic syndrome. A Peke-face Exotic shorthair.. Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), also known as brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome (BAOS), brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS), and brachycephalic syndrome (BS), [1] is a pathological condition affecting short nosed dogs and cats which can lead ...

  4. List of medical abbreviations: B - Wikipedia

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    BOA: born out of asepsis: BOI: born on island (i.e. a local patient) BOLT: Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplant BOM: bilateral otitis media: BOOP: bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia: BP: blood pressure British Pharmacopoeia: BPAD: bipolar affective disorder: BPCA: best pharmaceuticals for children act: BPD: biparietal diameter ...

  5. Boas - Wikipedia

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    Boas might refer to: Boidae, snakes; Boas' sign, pain below the right shoulder; BOAS is an acronym for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome; People with the surname

  6. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    take (often effectively a noun meaning "prescription"—medical prescription or prescription drug) rep. repetatur: let it be repeated s. signa: write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed ...

  7. Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID

  8. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").

  9. List of medical abbreviations: 0–9 - Wikipedia

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    Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test) # fracture: #NOF: fracture to the neck of the femur ℞ (R with crossed tail) prescription: Ψ: psychiatry, psychosis: Σ: sigmoidoscopy: x/12: x number of ...