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Bamboo spine
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Bamboo spine X-ray appearance of spine in advanced ankylosing spondylitis. Due to ligamentous ossification and syndesmophytes.
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X-ray
Electromagnetic energy used to produce images of bones and internal organs onto film.
Spine
A column in the body consisting of 33 vertebrae.
Ankylosing
Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint).
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
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Bambino
The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist Andrea della Robbia (1437-1528).
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Bruxism
Grinding or gnashing of the teeth, most commonly while the patient is asleep.
Bruxomania
Persistent "nervous" grinding of the teeth while the patient is awake
Bone scintigraphy
Bone scintigraphy is a sensitive and efficient method of measuring metabolic activity of the entire skeleton. Tc-99m labeled diphosphonates are well established in screening for most bony metastatic disease. Bone scanning makes up greater than 1/3 of the procedure volume in most nuclear medicine departments, a large proportion of which is screening for metastatic disease. The role of scintigraphy in evaluation of the patient with multiple myeloma is less well defined. Recent developments which necessitate reevaluation of the role of scintigraphy in multiple myeloma with respect to treatment.
B-cell
The antibody-producing white blood cells.
Baker's cyst
A popliteal cyst (behind the knee) which communicates with the knee joint.
Bamboo spine
Barlow's sign
Flexion, adduction and axial pressure on the hip in a posterior direction to detect congenital dislocation.
Behcet's Syndrome
Orogenital ulceration, arthritis and other clinical (frequently vascular) features. More common in the Eastern Mediterranean area and Japan than elsewhere.
Bisphosphonates
Drugs which inhibit bone resorption.
Borrelia burgdorferi
Spirochaete responsible for Lyme disease. Transmitted by tick-bite.
Bouchard's nodes
Bony swelling of proximal interphalangeal joints of fingers in osteoarthritis.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
X-ray
Electromagnetic energy used to produce images of bones and internal organs onto film.
Spine
A column in the body consisting of 33 vertebrae.
Ankylosing
Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint).
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Bambino
The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist Andrea della Robbia (1437-1528).
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Bruxism
Grinding or gnashing of the teeth, most commonly while the patient is asleep.
Bruxomania
Persistent "nervous" grinding of the teeth while the patient is awake
Bone scintigraphy
Bone scintigraphy is a sensitive and efficient method of measuring metabolic activity of the entire skeleton. Tc-99m labeled diphosphonates are well established in screening for most bony metastatic disease. Bone scanning makes up greater than 1/3 of the procedure volume in most nuclear medicine departments, a large proportion of which is screening for metastatic disease. The role of scintigraphy in evaluation of the patient with multiple myeloma is less well defined. Recent developments which necessitate reevaluation of the role of scintigraphy in multiple myeloma with respect to treatment.
B-cell
The antibody-producing white blood cells.
Baker's cyst
A popliteal cyst (behind the knee) which communicates with the knee joint.
Bamboo spine
Barlow's sign
Flexion, adduction and axial pressure on the hip in a posterior direction to detect congenital dislocation.
Behcet's Syndrome
Orogenital ulceration, arthritis and other clinical (frequently vascular) features. More common in the Eastern Mediterranean area and Japan than elsewhere.
Bisphosphonates
Drugs which inhibit bone resorption.
Borrelia burgdorferi
Spirochaete responsible for Lyme disease. Transmitted by tick-bite.
Bouchard's nodes
Bony swelling of proximal interphalangeal joints of fingers in osteoarthritis.
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