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Baby blues: synonym for postpartum depression, a common temporary psychological state right after childbirth when a new mother may have sudden mood swings

Back injuries: general or unspecified injuries to the posterior part of the trunk. It includes injuries to the muscles of the back

Bacterial infections: infections by bacteria, general or unspecified

Bacterial meningitis: bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots

Bed sore: a painful, often reddened area of degenerating, ulcerated skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and worsened by exposure to urine or other irritating substances on the skin

Bell's palsy: paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face.

Benign tumour: a tumour that does not form metastases and does not invade and destroy adjacent normal tissue

Biopsy: the removal of a sample of tissue for purposes of diagnosis

Bipolar depression: a major affective disorder marked by severe mood swings (manic or major depressive episodes) and a tendency to remission and recurrence

Birth injury: mechanical or anoxic trauma incurred by the infant during labour or delivery

Birth defects: abnormalities present at birth that cause physical or mental disability

Birth Trauma: physical injury to an infant during its delivery

Bleeding: losing blood as a result of the rupture or severance of blood vessels

Blindness: loss of useful sight.

Blister: a collection of fluid underneath the top layer of skin (epidermis)

Blood clot: the coagulated phase of blood

Blood pressure: the blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries.

Bone marrow: the soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains fat and immature and mature blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.

Bowel polyps:

Breast cancer: breast cancer is diagnosed with self- and physician-examination of the breasts, mammography, ultrasound testing, and biopsy

Bronchitis: inflammation and swelling of the bronchi

Bruise: a traumatic injury of the soft tissues which results in breakage of the local capillaries and leakage of red blood cells

Bulimia: also called bulimia nervosa. An eating disorder characterized by episodes of secretive excessive eating (binge-eating) followed by inappropriate methods of weight control, such as self-induced vomiting (purging), abuse of laxatives and diuretics, or excessive exercise

Burn: injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals, electricity, or the like

Bypass: an operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body

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