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• badger leg

inequality in length of the leg



• baker leg

genu valgum



• bamboo hair

trichorrhexis nodosa; an advanced form of hair splitting.



• banana sign

seen on fetal skull sonography; a sign of Arnold-Chiari deformity.



• bandy leg

genu varum, aka bow leg



• Barbados leg

elephantiasis of the leg



• barrel chest

emphysematous chest



• baseball finger

partial permanant fixation of terminal phalanx resulting from baseball or other powerful blow.



• bat ear

aka lop ear, which see.



• bayonet leg

uncorrected forward displacement of bones at knee.



• beach ear

a condition similar to swimmer's ear, incurred from excessive bathing or surfing in sea water.



• beaded hair

hair which has marked swellings and constrictions like a string of beads, seen in monilethrix.



• benediction hand

hand with fingers held in benediction sign.



• bird arm

a wasted arm due to atrophy of the muscles.



• black leg

symptomatic anthrax



• blubber finger

seal finger



• blue dot sign

GU; in testicular torsion the infarcted epididymidis can be seen through the scrotal skin.



• blue nose disease





• blue tongue (vet.)





• blue tongue (vet.)





• bolster finger

swollen fingers resulting from a Candida infection in workers who handle sugar.



• bovine face

cow face



• bowler hat sign

seen on colon x-ray; represents a polyp or diverticulum.



• brim sign





• buccal spillway

aka buccal embrasure; an opening out towards the cheek between molar and premolar teeth.



• bull's-eye shoulder (vet)