What is Bx medical abbreviation?

What does the Bx medical term mean?

There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation Bx. However, what does the medical term Bx stand for?

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What does Bx medical abbreviation mean?

In medical field, the Bx medical abbreviation stands for biopsy.

Bx: biopsy

CPPD	Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease
DRESS	drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
DX	Diagnosis
EEG	Electroencephalogram
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EHT	estrogen hormone therapy
EPI	echo planar imaging; epidemiology or epidemiologist
GTN	gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; glyceryl trinitrate
HHI	Herth Hope Index
I+	With Ionic Contrast (in reference to a CAT Scan)
ID	Infectious Diseases
IOM	Institute of Medicine
ISDN	isosorbide dinitrate
LAO	left anterior oblique
LMO	living modified organism
LVEDP	Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure
MAI	mycobacterium avium intracellular
MCHB	Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MOA	memorandum of agreement; mechanism of action
MVP	Mitral Valve Prolapse
NIBP	non-invasive blood pressure
NSBGP	Non-Specific Bowel Gas Pattern
O3	ozone; Omega-3
OGT	oral glucose tolerance (test)
PBF	partially breastfed
PK test	Prausnitz-kustner test
PMRS	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service
PRBCs	Packed Red Blood Cells
Pb	Lead (element)
QIO	quality improvement organization
RML	Right Middle Lobe
RPM	revolutions per minute
SA	Sino-Atrial; Staph Aureus
SCr	serum creatinine
Sig.	write on label (signa)
TBP	thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product
TRO	temporary restraining order
TX	Transfusion; Treatment
UN	united nations
UVJ	uretero vesicle junction
VATS	Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
dev	develop(ment)
esub	electronic submission
grp	group
mgA	antibody (allergy testing)
pM	picomolar
pct	percent
pre-op	before surgery (pre-operative)
psych	psychiatry, psychology
pulm	pulmonary
supr	superior, supervision