BE Healthcare Abbreviation

Bread Equivalent

Breast Examination

Barium Enema

Liquid solution containing barium sulphate which is put into the rectum to increase th ontrast of an X-ray of the lower intestine

Benzene

An aromatic hydrocarbon which is a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid. It is present in small proportion in some crude oil and made commercially from petroleum by the catalytic reforming of naphthenic in petroleum. Also made from coal in the manufacture of coke. Used as a solvent in the manufacture of detergents, synthetic fibres, petrochemicals, and as a component of high-octane gasoline.

Bile-Bsculin Test

Biologically Equivalent

Biologically Effective

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung. Symptoms typically include a chronic cough productive of mucus. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing up blood, and chest pain. Wheezing and nail clubbing may also occur.

Bronchoesophagology