Page 2 - Letter L - Medical Science dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Leukopenia Leukopenia (or leukocytopenia) is defined as a fall in the ...	Leukoplakia Leukoplakia is the transformation of the upper layer of ...
Levetiracetam Levetiracetam belongs to the latest generation family of ...	Levodopa Levodopa (L-dopa) is the most commonly used medicine for ...
LH LH is an anterior pituitary hormone (lutenising hormone), ...	Life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measurement that measures ...
Light microscope The light microscope visualises objects or details which are ...	Limbic system A set of areas of the brain known to be involved in ...
Lipid Lipids are fats, i.e. hydrophobic or amphipathic molecules ...	Lipid-lowering agent The lipid-lowering agents are also called ...
Lipoprotein A lipoprotein is a molecular association formed from lipids ...	Liposome A liposome is an artificial lipid vesicle (the membrane of ...
Listeria Listeria monocytogenes bacterium causes listeriosis, a rare ...	Listeriosis Listeriosis is a disease caused by the infection by a ...
Liver fluke The large adult fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a common ...	Liver function test Liver function tests are a group of laboratory tests used to ...
Local Local means circumscribed, affecting only part of the body. ...	Loco-regional The term loco-regional describes a local tumour whose cells ...
Locoregional anaesthetic Locoregional anaesthetics are used to temporarily block the ...	Loop A loop describes any structure which is loop shaped.