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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