Medical Terminology & Phrases

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L1-L5 (lumbar vertebrae); La Leche League; Labia; Labia majora; Labia minora; Labia, oral; Labia, vaginal; Labial; Labial herpes; Labial sounds; Labile; Labile diabetes; Labium; Labor; Labor, false; Laboratory; Labyrinth; Labyrinthitis; LAC encephalitis; Laceration; Lacrimal; Lacrimal gland; Lacrimation; LaCrosse encephalitis; Lactase; Lactase deficiency; Lactate dehydrogenase; Lactation; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactose intolerance; Lacuna; Lamarckism; Lamella; Lamina; Laminaria; Lancet (instrument); Lancet, The; Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS); Landry's ascending paralysis; Langerhans, islets of; Lanugo; Laparoscope; Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Large cell carcinoma; Large intestine; Large saphenous vein; Large-cell lymphoma; Laryngeal; Laryngeal dystonia; Laryngeal framework surgery; Laryngeal nerve palsy; Laryngeal nerve, recurrent; Laryngeal palsy; Laryngeal papilloma; Laryngeal papillomatosis; Laryngeal papillomatosis, juvenile; Laryngectomee; Laryngectomy; Laryngectomy, partial; Laryngectomy, total; Laryngitis, reflux; Laryngomalacia; Laryngoscope; Laryngoscopist; Laryngoscopy; Laryngostasis; Larynx; Laser; Laser coagulation; Laser surgery, Yag; Laser, excimer; Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis; LASIK; Lassa fever; Last menstrual period; Lateral; Lateral (anatomic orientation); Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of the knee; Lateral meniscus of the knee; Lateral ventricle; Lateral X-ray; Laughing gas; Launois-Bensaude syndrome; Lavage; LAVH; Law, Hardy-Weinberg; Laxative; Lazy eye; lb.; LCHAD deficiency; LCL (lateral collateral ligament) of the knee; LDH; LDL (low-density lipoprotein); LDL cholesterol; Lead poisoning; Left heart; Left heart hypoplasia syndrome; Left ventricle; Leg; Leg, ankle and foot bones; Leg, lower; Leg, upper; Legal blindness; Legal medicine; Legg-Perthes disease; Legionella; Legionnaire disease; Leiomyoma; Leiomyosarcoma; Leishmania; Leishmania infection; Leishmaniasis; Leishmaniasis, visceral; Lennox syndrome; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; Lens; Lens, intraocular; Lens, objective; Lens, ocular; Leonardo da Vinci; Leprosy; Leptin; Lesbian; Lesbian suicide risk; Lesbianism; Lesion; Let down reflex; Lethal; Lethal gene, zygotic; Lethargy; Leucemia; Leukemia; Leukemia, accelerated phase of; Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic; Leukemia, acute lymphocytic; Leukemia, blastic phase of; Leukemia, chronic phase of; Leukemia, hairy cell; Leukemia, lymphocytic; Leukemia, myelogenous; Leukemia, refractory; Leukemia, smoldering; Leukemoid reaction; Leuko- (prefix); Leukocyte count; Leukocyte, granular; Leukocytes; Leukocytosis; Leukodystrophy; Leukomalacia, cystic periventricular; Leukopenia; Leukoplakia; Level 1 biosafety; Level 2 biosafety; Level 3 biosafety; Level 4 biosafety; Levo- (prefix); Levocardia; Levothyroxine sodium; Lhermitte sign; LHRH agonist; Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS); Libido; Library; Library of Medicine, National (NLM); Library, arrayed; Library, cDNA; Library, genomic; Lice, head; Licensed clinical social worker; Lichen planus; Lichenification; Lichtenberg figures; Ligament; Ligament, anterior cruciate; Ligament, lateral collateral knee; Ligament, medial collateral knee; Ligament, posterior cruciate; Ligaments, knee; Ligate; Ligature; Lightening; Lightheadedness; Lightning injuries; Lights, flashing; Limb; Lindau-von Hippel syndrome; Line, central; Line, central venous; Line, germ; Lingual; Lining, uterine; Linkage; Linkage analysis; Linkage map; Lip; Lip, cleft; Lipectomy, suction-assisted; Lipid; Lipid profile; Lipid storage diseases; Lipids; Lipodystrophy syndrome; Lipodystrophy, cephalothoracic; Lipoidosis, sphingomyelin; Lipoma; Lipomatosis, multiple symmetric; Lipoprotein; Lipoproteins; Liposuction; Liposuction, tumescent; Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted; Lips; Lissencephaly; Listeria; Listeriosis; Liter; Litho- (prefix); Lithotomy; Lithotripsy; Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave; Lithotripsy, percutaneous nephro- (PNL); Lithotriptor; Livedo reticularis; Liver; Liver of pregnancy, acute fatty; Liver shunt; Livid; Living will; LKS (Landau-Kleffner syndrome); LLL; LLQ; LMP; Lobar; Lobe; Lobectomy; Lobstein's disease; Lobular carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating; Lobule; Local therapy; Local treatment; Lochia; Locked-in syndrome; Lockjaw; Locomotion; Locomotive system; Locus; Locus minoris resistentiae; LOD score; Loin; Loneliness, fear of; Long arm of a chromosome; Long QT syndrome; Long QT syndrome (LQTS); Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenease defici; Long-term memory; Longevity; Longitudinal; Longitudinal section; Longitudinal study; Lordosis; Lou Gehrig disease; Louise Brown; Louse-borne typhus; Low blood pressure; Low placenta; Low-set ear; Lower GI series; Lower leg; Lower segment Cesarian section (LSCS); LP (lumbar puncture); LSCS; Lubricant; Lues (syphilis); LUL; Lumbar puncture; Lumbar vertebrae; Lumpectomy; Lung cancer, non-small-cell; Lung transplant; Lung, and Blood Institute, National Heart,; Lung, collapsed; Lungs; Lupus; LUQ; Luschka, foramina of; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone; Luxation; Lycanthropy; Lyme Disease; Lymph; Lymph node, sentinel; Lymph nodes; Lymphadenitis, regional; Lymphadenopathy; Lymphadenopathy virus; Lymphadenopathy-associated virus; Lymphangiogram; Lymphangioma; Lymphatic filariasis; Lymphatic system; Lymphatic tissue; Lymphatics; Lymphedema; Lymphoblastic leukemia, acute (ALL); Lymphocytes; Lymphocytic; Lymphocytic leukemia, acute (ALL); Lymphocytosis; Lymphoid; Lymphoid tissue; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, AIDS-related; Lymphoma, lymphoblastic; Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin; Lymphoproliferative disorders; Lymphoreticulosis, benign; Lyon hypothesis; Lyonization; Lysenkoism; Lysis; Lysosomal enzyme; Lysosome; Lytic;

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