Medicine
- Blood-alcohol content, aka Blood-alcohol level
- bioartificial liver - a medical procedure in which isolated hepatocytes are being used to provide temporary support for liver failure
- Ongoing brain activity aka Brain Activity Level
- Bronchoalveolar lavage, a medical procedure for obtaining a sample from within the lungs
- British anti-Lewisite Dimercaprol used in the treatment of arsenic, mercury and lead, and other heavy metal poisoning, and the antidote for the blister agent Lewisite
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