There are multiple definitions:
lung sound(English)
least squares(English)
levosimendan(English)
- a calcium-ion sensitizer
- Calcium
longitudinal strain(English)
- often referring to GLS
- GLS, RA, RALS, 4CH-LVLS, CRP, CS, ECL, EDLCR, EDLSR, GCS, LVEF, LVCS, LVLS, mid-LVCS, MIS-C, MUSIC
- Cardiology, Medical imaging
- https://doi.org…2.suppl_3.15928
- https://doi.org…GING.124.017620
lichen sclerosus(English)
- skin condition that causes itchy white patches on the genitals or other parts of the body. There is no cure, but treatment can help relieve the symptoms
- Dermatology, Pathology
- https://www.nhs…chen-sclerosus/
Lynch syndrome(English)
Laron syndrome(English)
- an autosomal recessive disorder of GH resistance caused by a mutation, deletion, or insertion in the gene encoding the GH receptor (GHR, chromosome 5p13-p12). An LS-like phenotype is caused by a postreceptor defect (in the GH signaling cascade) due to a mutation in the STAT5B gene (chromosome 17q21.2), the acid-labile subunit (ALS), the IGF-1 gene, and the IGF-1 receptor
- STAT5B, ALS, GH, GHR, STAT5
- Congenital disorders, Genetics, Endocrinology
- https://doi.org…00892-8.00003-8
levator scapulae(English)
- muscle originating on the anterior aspect of the scapula and inserting into the upper cervical vertebrae and the mastoid process. Understanding the surgical anatomic relationships of the motor nerves to this muscle is imperative for the surgical denervation of this muscle in patients with laterocollis
- SCM, LSM
- Shoulder and other joints, Surgery
- https://doi.org…02653-3.00077-4
longer and shorter [dimensions](English)
- cell shape can be assessed by comparing the longer and shorter dimensions (LS ratio) and by calculation of the figure coefficient (FC)
- FC
- Biology, Ratio-based metric, Ophthalmology
- https://doi.org….28.3.203.26245
lifestyle [modification](English)
lumbar Schober [test](English)
longstanding(English)
- refers to persistent atrial fibrillation
- AE, AF, CFAE, PV, PVAI, VGA
- Cardiology, Electrophysiology
- https://doi.org…67.2011.02122.x
level set [method](English)
- refers to automated and accurate kidney segmentation method
- DCE, FCM, MRI, HD95
- Medical imaging, Signal analysis
- https://doi.org…598-022-23408-1
limb salvage(English)
- mangled extremities are one of the most difficult injuries for trauma surgeons to manage
- ACS, TC
- Injury, Post-traumatic state, Skeleton and bone (formation), Surgery
- https://doi.org…urg.2021.04.012
lipedematous scalp(English)
- a rare condition characterized by thickening of the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp, resulting in a soft, spongy, or doughy quality of the skin. There may be associated symptoms of pain, paresthesias, headache, burning sensations, tenderness, or pruritus. May be present in a certain type of alopecia
- AA, ADRC, AGA, EMI, ERK, FGF, FPHL, GMP, HF, iPSC, iPSC-MSC, LA, MAPK, MMP, MPHL, MSC, PRP, SALT, SC, SLE, SVF, TA, TE, TGF-ß, TTM, VEGF, Wnt
- Dermatology
- https://doi.org…eth.2022.10.005
low score(English)
loneliness scale(English)
lymphoscintigraphy(English)
long axis shortening(English)
- a straightforward measure of rapid longitudinal shortening
- AVJS, FT, GLS, fSENC
- Cardiology, Medical imaging, Diagnostics
- https://doi.org…3/ehjci/jeaf229