Letter L - Medical Science dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Lacunar circulation Biology: Lacunar circulation is the circulation of body ...	Lamellar bone Fibrillar bone can be distinguished from Lamellar bone ...
Lamotrigine Lamotrigine is one of the latest generation antiepileptics. ...	Laparoscopy Laparoscopy allows the inside of the abdomen to be examined ...
Laparotomy A laparotomy is a surgical procedure involving opening the ...	Laryngectomy Laryngectomy is the total surgical removal of the larynx ...
Laryngoscope A laryngoscope is an instrument with a light source used to ...	Laryngoscopy Laryngoscopy is an endoscopic examination of the laryngeal cavity.
Latent The term latent refers to a disease whose symptoms have not ...	Lavender Lavender is a small bush shaped shrub. It belongs to the ...
Lead poisoning Lead poisoning is chronic or acute poisoning caused by lead. ...	Legionella The Legionellae are bacteria belonging to the ...
Legionellosis Legionellosis is a serious and occasionally fatal type of ...	Lentiginosis Lentiginosis is the accumulation of multiple lentigos or ...
Leprosy Leprosy is an infectious disease which can now be ...	Lesser celandine Lesser celandine (ranunculus ficaria) is a very common ...
Lethal Lethal means something fatal.	Leukaemia Leukaemias are cancers of blood tissue which can affect ...
Leukoaraiosis Leukoaraiosis (or sub-cortical vascular dementia) is a form ...	Leukocyte A leukocyte is a white blood cell (leukos = ...