Bile
L. bilis = bile. Many medical terms come from this root, bilis, including bilirubin (ruber = red) and biliverdin (viridis = green).
Biopsy
Gr. bios = life, and opsis = vision. Hence biopsy signifies an examination of tissue removed from the living body.
Botox
L. botulus = sausage, Gr. kloster = spindle. Botox, the brand name for botulinum toxin, is a neurotoxin produced by the 1895 isolated anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The term refers to…
Boutonnière
Fr. bouton = button. In medical terms used to refer to a condition of the fingers with a flexion of the proximal and hyperextension of the distal interaphalangeal joint (PIP and…
Bradycardia
Gr. bradys = slow and kardia = heart. Refers to a slow heart beat.
Bronchus
Gr. bronchus = windpipe, originally from Gr. brechein = to moisten. Plato believed that swallowed liquids went down the trachea into the bronchi.
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