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Butterfly rash
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Butterfly rash"A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop this characteristic rash. Because of its shape, it is frequently referred to as the ""butterfly rash"" of lupus."
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Rash
A reddish spot or patch of irritated skin. Rashes can be caused byillnesses, allergies, and heat and are usually temporary.
Bridge
Stationary dental prosthesis (appliance) fixed to teeth adjacent to a space; replaces one or more missing teeth, cemented or bonded to supporting teeth or implants adjacent to the space.
Systemic
Disease or symptoms that affect many different parts of the body.
Lupus
Lupus is a chronic disease in which the body's immune system, instead of serving its normal protective function, forms antibodies and cells that attack healthy tissues and organs. Discoid Lupus affects the skin, causing a rash and scars, most commonly on the face and upper parts of the body.
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Butterbur
"A waterside plant with purple flowers and large soft leaves in which pats of butter were once wrapped during hot weather in England. The rhizome (root) of butterbur has been used as an herbal remedy for fever, asthma, colds, and urinary complaints and was also thought to be a cardiac ""tonic"" and a diuretic. "
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Bursitis, septic
"A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as ""bursitis."" When the bursa is infected with bacteria, the condition is called septic bursitis. "
Bursitis, shoulder
Inflammation of a bursa of a shoulder joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. There are two major bursae of the shoulder. Bursitis is usually not infectious, but the bursa can become infected. Treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes rest, ice, and medications for inflammation and pain. Infectious bursitis is treated with antibiotics, aspiration, and surgery.
Bursopathy
Disease involving a bursa, a closed fluid-filled sac that supplies a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. Bursopathy includes, for instance, inflammation of a bursa (bursitis).
Buruli ulcer
A disorder caused by infection with a member of the family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis and leprosy that starts as a painless swelling in the skin, most commonly in the limbs (the arms and legs) and causes severely deforming ulcers. Complications include loss of organs such as the eye and breast, amputation of limbs and other permanent disabilities.
Butterbur
"A waterside plant with purple flowers and large soft leaves in which pats of butter were once wrapped during hot weather in England. The rhizome (root) of butterbur has been used as an herbal remedy for fever, asthma, colds, and urinary complaints and was also thought to be a cardiac ""tonic"" and a diuretic. "
Butterfly rash
Butyric acid
An acid that has four carbons in it. The formula for butyric acid is: CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH.
BX
Medical abbreviation for biopsy.
Bypass, cardiopulmonary
Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through a heart-lung machine (a pump-oxygenator) before returning it to the arterial circulation. The machine does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (supply red blood cells with oxygen).
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Rash
A reddish spot or patch of irritated skin. Rashes can be caused byillnesses, allergies, and heat and are usually temporary.
Bridge
Stationary dental prosthesis (appliance) fixed to teeth adjacent to a space; replaces one or more missing teeth, cemented or bonded to supporting teeth or implants adjacent to the space.
Systemic
Disease or symptoms that affect many different parts of the body.
Lupus
Lupus is a chronic disease in which the body's immune system, instead of serving its normal protective function, forms antibodies and cells that attack healthy tissues and organs. Discoid Lupus affects the skin, causing a rash and scars, most commonly on the face and upper parts of the body.
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Butterbur
"A waterside plant with purple flowers and large soft leaves in which pats of butter were once wrapped during hot weather in England. The rhizome (root) of butterbur has been used as an herbal remedy for fever, asthma, colds, and urinary complaints and was also thought to be a cardiac ""tonic"" and a diuretic. "
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Bursitis, septic
"A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as ""bursitis."" When the bursa is infected with bacteria, the condition is called septic bursitis. "
Bursitis, shoulder
Inflammation of a bursa of a shoulder joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. There are two major bursae of the shoulder. Bursitis is usually not infectious, but the bursa can become infected. Treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes rest, ice, and medications for inflammation and pain. Infectious bursitis is treated with antibiotics, aspiration, and surgery.
Bursopathy
Disease involving a bursa, a closed fluid-filled sac that supplies a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. Bursopathy includes, for instance, inflammation of a bursa (bursitis).
Buruli ulcer
A disorder caused by infection with a member of the family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis and leprosy that starts as a painless swelling in the skin, most commonly in the limbs (the arms and legs) and causes severely deforming ulcers. Complications include loss of organs such as the eye and breast, amputation of limbs and other permanent disabilities.
Butterbur
"A waterside plant with purple flowers and large soft leaves in which pats of butter were once wrapped during hot weather in England. The rhizome (root) of butterbur has been used as an herbal remedy for fever, asthma, colds, and urinary complaints and was also thought to be a cardiac ""tonic"" and a diuretic. "
Butterfly rash
Butyric acid
An acid that has four carbons in it. The formula for butyric acid is: CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH.
BX
Medical abbreviation for biopsy.
Bypass, cardiopulmonary
Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through a heart-lung machine (a pump-oxygenator) before returning it to the arterial circulation. The machine does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (supply red blood cells with oxygen).
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