B symptoms
B symptoms
B symptoms (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on B symptoms
- Wikipedia's article - B symptoms
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) are systemic symptoms of fever, night sweats, and weight loss which can be associated with both Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The presence or absence of B symptoms has prognostic significance and is reflected in the staging of these lymphomas.
Etymology
The term "B symptoms" was first used in the Ann Arbor staging system for Hodgkin's lymphoma, where it was used to denote a more advanced disease with systemic symptoms. The "B" in B symptoms does not have a known etymology, but it is speculated that it may stand for "bad" or "biological", indicating a more severe form of the disease.
Related Terms
- Ann Arbor staging: A classification system used to stage Hodgkin's lymphoma and some types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It includes four stages (I-IV), with each stage further divided based on the presence (B) or absence (A) of B symptoms.
- Hodgkin's lymphoma: A type of lymphoma characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. B symptoms are often present in this type of lymphoma.
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphoma. B symptoms can also be present in these types of lymphoma.
- Systemic symptoms: Symptoms that affect the whole body rather than a specific part. B symptoms are a type of systemic symptoms.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on B symptoms
- Wikipedia's article - B symptoms
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski