There are multiple definitions:
left atrium(English)
- LAA, RA, AF, LAI
- Cardiology
lateral amygdala(English)
Legislative Assistant(English)
lymphadenopathy(English)
- there are five significant predictors for malignant nodes: male gender, increasing age, white ethnicity, specific site of lymph nodes and ⩾2 regions of lymph nodes
- Physical examination, Lymphatic system/lymphoma
- https://doi.org…/sj.bjc.6600738
local anesthetic(English)
- these local medications can be used to treat painful conditions, prevent pain during a procedure or operation, or relieve pain after surgery; usually given (as injections, creams, gels, sprays or ointments) by dentists, surgeons, anesthetists, and GPs
- GP
- Anesthesiology/analgesia, Pain, Dentistry
- https://www.nhs…al-anaesthesia/
lateral approach(English)
- is performed for total hip arthroplasty on a conventional operating room table with the patient in the lateral decubitus position
- THA
- Surgery
- https://doi.org…1503/cjs.003217
livestock-associated(English)
- distinction between livestock-associated and human-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become more and more blurred
- MRSA
- Zoonosis
- https://doi.org…147/IDR.S290655
lymphocyte × albumin(English)
- the product of the lymphocyte count and the albumin concentration, which is particularly associated with prognosis with prognosis of rectal cancer
- CRC, OS, RFS
- Product-based metric, Biomarker
- https://doi.org…598-021-84475-4
laparoscopic appendectomy(English)
levator ani(Latin)
- a broad, thin muscle group, situated on either side of the pelvis. SNB motoneurons reside in the lumbar spinal cord and innervate striated muscles involved in copulation, including the bulbocavernosus (BC) and levator ani
- BC, SNB
- Spine (or spinal cord), Anatomy
- https://doi.org…beh.2007.11.008
luminal area(English)
lupus anticoagulant(English)
- one of the 3 laboratory measurements included in the international classification criteria for definite antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
- APS, IgA, IgG, IgM
- Rheumatology, Autoimmunity, Classification
- https://doi.org…0067-018-4251-7
low [myopic] astigmatism(English)
less affected(English)
- refers to functioning of the limb during walking after a stroke and persistence of locomotor-related interlimb reflex networks
- CVA, EMG, MA, MG, SP, SR, TA
- Cerebrovascular event, Musculoskeletal system, Reflex
- https://doi.org…nph.2011.07.049
long-axis [diameter](English)
- refers to aortic annulus diameter
- AAD, AS, CSA, MSCT, SA, TAVI, TEE, 3C
- Medical imaging, Cardiology
- https://doi.org…jca.2014.06.012
linear array(English)
Luscent Anchor(English)
- refers to influence of endodontic post type (glass fiber, quartz fiber or gold) and luting material on push-out bond strength to dentin in vitro
- Dentistry, Materials science
- https://doi.org…tal.2007.06.029
lipedematous alopecia(English)
- a condition associated with alopecia and characterized by thickening of the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp, resulting in a soft, spongy, or doughy quality of the local skin
- AA, ADRC, AGA, EMI, ERK, FGF, FPHL, GMP, HF, iPSC-MSC, LS, MAPK, MAPK/ERK, MCP1, MMP, MPHL, MSC, PDGF, PG, PI3K, PRP, SALT, SC, SLE, SVF, TA, TE, TGF-ß, TTM, VEGF, Wnt
- Dermatology, Pathology
- https://doi.org…eth.2022.10.005
Libby amphibole(English)
- asbestos that causes widespread scarring around the lung, resulting in deterioration of pulmonary function
- LPT, CT
- Pollution and health, Occupational disease, Respiratory system, Medical imaging
- https://doi.org…4814/phy2.12881
lung adenocarcinoma(English)
lordotic angle(English)
lipoprotein apheresis(English)
- OxPL, PLA2, sdLDL, TC, TG, VLDL, CETP, CRP, DHA, FA, FAI, FCS, FH, HTG, LDL, LMF1, LPL, LRP1, MetS, MTP, NPC1L1
- Metabolism, Clinical chemistry, Cardiology, Risk factor
- https://doi.org…vm.2023.1264319