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Body

see Human body

Body dysmorphic disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

  • in children

  • Somatoform Disorders

    Body mass index

    Fat Versus Lean: Body CompositionSidebar
    Obesity
    Determining Body Mass Index Tables

    Boerhaave's syndrome

    Injury: Esophageal Ruptures

    Boils

    Staphylococcal Infections: Symptoms
    Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Skin Abscesses

  • of ear

  • External Otitis

  • of nose

  • Nasal Vestibulitis

    Bonding (dental)

    A Brighter Smile Through Cosmetic DentistrySidebar

    Bonding, with newborn

    First Few Days
    What Is a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?Sidebar
    Genital Defects

    Bone(s)

  • age-associated changes in

  • Changes in the Body: Bones and Joints
    Effects of Aging

  • avascular necrosis of

  • Avascular Necrosis of the Bone
    Causes of Avascular NecrosisSidebar
    Kienböck's Disease

  • in decompression sickness

  • Decompression Sickness: Symptoms

  • biology of

  • Bones
    Musculoskeletal SystemFigures

  • density of

  • evaluation of

  • Diagnosis: Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
    Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

  • increase in

  • Osteopetroses

  • in osteoporosis

  • Osteoporosis
    Loss of Bone Density in WomenFigures
    Risk Factors for Osteoporosis in WomenSidebar
    Menopause: After Menopause

  • disorders of

  • in children

  • Bone Disorders
    Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Disorders in Infants and Young ChildrenSidebar
    Scoliosis: A Curved SpineFigures
    Kyphosis: A HumpbackFigures

  • diagnosis of

  • Diagnosis

  • in kidney failure

  • Chronic Kidney Failure

  • of ear

  • A Look Inside the EarFigures
    Ears: Middle Ear

  • examination of

  • Diagnosis: Physical Examination

  • exercise effects on

  • Benefits of Exercise

  • fluoride accumulation in

  • Fluoride: Fluoride Excess

  • fracture of

  • see Fracture

  • fragility of, in osteogenesis imperfecta

  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta

  • grafts of

  • Fractures: Surgical Treatment

  • in avascular necrosis

  • Avascular Necrosis of the Bone: Treatment

  • healing of

  • How Bones HealSidebar
    Fractures: Rehabilitation and Prognosis

  • infection of (osteomyelitis)

  • Osteomyelitis

  • kidney effects on

  • Kidneys: Secretion of Hormones

  • metastatic tumors of

  • Metastatic Tumors

  • in nail-patella syndrome

  • Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome): Nail-Patella Syndrome

  • in osteoporosis

  • Osteoporosis
    Loss of Bone Density in WomenFigures
    Risk Factors for Osteoporosis in WomenSidebar
    Menopause: After Menopause

  • Paget's disease of

  • Paget's Disease of Bone

  • pain in

  • Symptoms: Causes

  • in children

  • Bone Disorders: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in sickle cell disease

  • Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms and Complications

  • remodeling of

  • Bones
    Osteoporosis
    How Bones HealSidebar
    Bone Disorders

  • transplantation of

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • tumors of

  • Bone Tumors

  • in vitamin D-resistant rickets

  • Hypophosphatemic Rickets

    Bone marrow

    Biology of the Immune System
    Lymphatic System: Helping Defend Against InfectionFigures

  • age-associated changes in

  • Effects of Aging

  • biopsy of

  • see Bone marrow, examination of

  • blood cell formation in

  • Formation of Blood Cells

  • cancer of

  • see Leukemia

  • examination of

  • Diagnosis: Bone Marrow Examination
    Taking a Bone Marrow SampleFigures

  • in iron deficiency

  • Iron: Diagnosis

  • in macroglobulinemia

  • Macroglobulinemia: Diagnosis

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

  • in neutropenia

  • Neutropenia: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • failure of

  • Aplastic Anemia: When the Bone Marrow Shuts DownSidebar

  • in fetus

  • Anemia

  • fibrosis of

  • Major Myeloproliferative Disorders Tables
    Myelofibrosis

  • radiation effects on

  • Radiation Injury: Acute Radiation Illness

  • transplantation of

  • Stem Cell Transplantation

  • in myelofibrosis

  • Myelofibrosis: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in osteopetroses

  • Osteopetroses: Treatment and Prognosis

  • radiation therapy before

  • Principles of Transplantation: Suppression of the Immune System

  • in sickle cell disease

  • Sickle Cell Disease: Treatment and Prevention

    Borborygmi (intestinal sounds)

    Symptoms: Dyspepsia
    Diagnosis: Medical History and Physical Examination
    Intestinal Obstruction: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Borderline personality

    Personality Disorders: Borderline Personality

    Bornholm disease

    Viral Pleuritis

    Borrelia infection

  • Lyme disease

  • Lyme Disease
    Preventing Tick BitesFigures

  • relapsing fever

  • Other Bacterial InfectionsTables

    Bosentan

    Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment

    Bottle-feeding

    Feeding: Bottle-Feeding

    Botulin

  • in achalasia

  • Abnormal Propulsion of Food: Treatment

  • in facial spasm

  • Hemifacial Spasm

  • in dystonia

  • Dystonia: Treatment

  • in Tourette's syndrome

  • Tics: Severe Symptoms

    Botulism

    Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Botulism
    Feeding: Starting Solid Foods

    Bouchard's nodules

    Osteoarthritis (OA): Symptoms
    Deformities: Erosive (Inflammatory) Osteoarthritis

    Boutonnière deformity

    Deformities: Boutonnière Deformity
    When the Fingers Are Abnormally BentFigures

    Bowel

    see Large intestine; Small intestine

  • irritable

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

    Bowel movements

    Rectum and Anus
    Symptoms

  • in colorectal cancer

  • Colorectal Cancer: Symptoms

  • disorders of

  • see also Constipation; Diarrhea
    Symptoms: Constipation
    Causes of ConstipationTables
    Drugs Used to Prevent or Treat ConstipationTables
    Symptoms: Diarrhea
    Foods and Drugs That Can Cause DiarrheaTables
    Drugs Used to Treat DiarrheaTables
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  • in infants and young children

  • Bowel Problems
    Encopresis

  • hygiene for

  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Prevention and Treatment

  • incontinence of

  • Symptoms: Fecal Incontinence

  • in dying person

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Incontinence

  • in infant

  • Stools and Urine

  • in newborn

  • First Few Days: Urine and Bowel Movements

  • toilet teaching for

  • Toilet TeachingSidebar

    Bowel sounds (borborygmi)

    Symptoms: Dyspepsia
    Diagnosis: Medical History and Physical Examination
    Intestinal Obstruction: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Bowen's disease

    Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Growths on the Penis

    Bowlegs

    Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Disorders in Infants and Young ChildrenSidebar

    Bowman's capsule

    Viewing the Urinary TractFigures
    Kidneys

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