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Labyrinth - Structure in the inner ear
Labyrinthectomy - Surgery to remove the inner ear
Labyrinthitis - Inflammation of the inner ear
Laceration - Tom, ragged cut
Lacrimal - Having to do with the fears
Lacrimal Duct - Passageway in the eyelids that drains tears; a type of tear duct
Lactating - Making milk
Lactic - Having to do with milk
Lactic Dihydrogenase - Substance measured in a blood test to assess damage to (LDH) heart and other organs
Lactogenic - Causing the making of breast milk
Lactorrhea - Too much discharge of milk from the breast
Laminectomy - Surgery to remove the top of a vertebra
Laparoscope - Tool used to look into the abdominal cavity
Laparotomy - Surgery to make an opening into the wall of the belly to look inside with a laparoscope
Large Intestine - The bowel between the small intestine and the anus, including the cecum, colon, and rectum
Laryngeal - Having to do with the voice box
Laryngectomy - Surgery to remove the voice box
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the voice box
Laryngocentesis - Surgery to puncture the voice box
Laryngoplasty - Surgery to fix the voice box
Laryngoscope - Tool used to look into the voice box
Laryngospasm - Sudden, uncontrolled cramp in the voice box
Laryngostomy - Surgery to make an opening into the voice box
Laryngotracheo - Inflammation of the larynx, windpipe, and bronchi; croup bronchitis
Larynx - Voice box
Laser Angioblast - Using a laser light to pen blocked arteries
Lateral - Toward or having to do with the side of the body
Latex Agglutination - Blood test used to detect antibodies Test
Laxative - Drug used to stop constipation
LDH - See lactic dehydrogenase (LDH)
LE - See lupus erythematosus (LE)
LE - (Lupus Blood test used to detect the presence of a certain type of Erythematosus) white blood cell seen in people with lupus erythematosus Cell Test and similar disorder
Legionnaires' Disease - Serious disorder caused by bacterial infection in which there is high fever, stomach pain, headache, and pnemonia
Leiodermia - Disorder in which the skin is too smooth and shiny
Leiomyoma - Smooth muscle growth
Leiomyosarcoma - Cancer of smooth muscle
Lens - Structure in the eye that is normally clear and helps to focus light coming into the eye
Lesion - Abnormal area of tissue, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil
Leukemia - Cancer of white blood cells
Leukocoria - White pupil
Leukocyte - One of the infection-fighting cells in the blood and body tissues; white blood cell
Leukopenia - Number of white blood cells in the blood
Leukocytosis - Increase in number of white blood cells in the blood
Leukoderma - White skin
Leukokoria - White Pupil
Leukopenia - Reduced number of leukocytes in the blood Leukoplakia White spots on tissue
Leukorrhea - White discharge from the vagina
Libido - Sexual desire
Ligament - Elastic tissue that connects bone or cartilage Lipid Fat
Limited - Short, fixed
Lipid Content - Fat content in the blood
Lipid Tests - Blood tests that measure how much fat is in the blood
Lipoid - Fatty
Lipoma - Growth made up of fat cells
Lipoprotein - Blood test that measures the amounts of fat and protein the Electrophoresis blood
Lithotripsy - Surgery or other method to crush a stone
Liver - Large organ that helps in many body functions, including digestion, metabolism, and storage of substances
Lobar Pneumonia - Bacterial infection of one or more sections of the lung
Lobectomy - Surgery to remove a section of the lung
Local Anesthesia - Creation of insensitivity to pain in a small, local area of the body
Localized - Restricted to one area, limited to one area
Long Bone - Bone that is long and slender, such as a leg or arm bone
Lordosis - Forward curving of the spine, causing saddle back or swayback
Lou Gehrig's Disease - Muscle disorder (ALS)
Lower GI - X-ray using dye given as an enema to outline the large (Gastrointestinal) Series intestine
Lumbar Puncture - Spinal tap using a needle to remove spinal fluid for testing from the lower back
Lumbar Region - Lower back of the body
Lumbar Vertebrae - Bones of the spine in the lower back area
Lumen - The space inside a tube-like body structure, such as a blood vessel
Lung Lobe - One of five sections of the two lungs
Lungs - The two main organs for breathing
Lupus Erythematosus - Chronic disorders of connective tissue in which there can be skin rash, arthritis, kidney problems, and anemia, among other problems
Lymph - Clear liquid tissue
Lymph Node - Tissue that filters disease germs from the blood; also called a lymph gland
Lymphadenitis - Inflammation of the lymph nodes
Lymphadenography - X-ray of the lymph nodes
Lymphangiography - An x-ray of the lymph nodes or tissues after injection of dye in lymph vessels (e.g., in feet)
Lymphocyte - A type of white blood cell important in immunity and defense against infection
Lymphoma - Cancerous growth made up of lymphoid tissue, particularly lymphocytes
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