Feedback
Join Now
|
Sign in
My Healthline
Free Newsletters
Home
Learning Centers
Learning Centers Home
Learning Centers A-Z
Pregnancy
Depression
High Blood Pressure
Breast Cancer
Allergies
Diseases and Conditions
Drugs
Symptoms
Videos
Health Experts
Tools
Tools Home
Risk Assesments A-Z
Quizzes A-Z
Calculators A-Z
Tools by Disease
Symptom Search
Pill Finder
Drug Interaction Checker
Drug Compare
Healthline Part D Plan Selector
Marketplace
Healthline Glossary
Print
Email
Glossary Directory
Glossary Home
Glossary A to Z
Glossary Search
Enter first few letters...
Pick from most common...
ADD
Anorexia
Cerebral palsy
chemotherapy
chlamydia
dyslexia
dysthymic
Hand-foot-mouth disease
hysterectomy
MRSA
orgasm
penis
polymyalgia
thalassemia
thyroid
Ultrasound
Advertisement
Glossary A to Z
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
La - Le
Lf - Lj
Lk - Lo
Lp - Lt
Lu - Lz
L chain
L doses
L form
L selectin
L shell
L unit of streptomycin
L+ dose
l-
L-AP4 receptor
L-chain disease
L-chain myeloma
l-cone
L-D body
l-dehydroascorbic acid
l-dopa
L-ficolin
l-glyceric aciduria
l-gulonic acid
l-gulono-γ-lactone
l-gulonolactone
l-gulonolactone oxidase
L-L factor
L-meromyosin
L-phase variants
L-radiation
l-rhamnoseRha
l-serine dehydratase
L-shaped kidney
l-sorbose
l-stercobilinogen
l-xylulosuria
l-α-narcotine
L.R.C.P.
L.R.C.P.(E)
L.R.C.P.(I)
L.R.C.S.
L.R.C.S.(E)
L.R.C.S.(I)
L.R.F.P.S.
L:S ratio
LA
la belle indifférence
La Crosse virus
Laband
Laband syndrome
Labbé
Labbé triangle
Labbé vein
label
labeled atom
labeled thyroxine
labia
labia oris
labia uteri
labial
labial arch
labial bar
labial branches of mental nerve
labial commissure (of mouth)
labial embrasure
labial flange
labial gingiva
labial glands
labial hernia
labial occlusion
labial part of orbicularis oris (muscle)
labial splint
labial sulcus
labial surface of tooth
labial swelling
labial tubercle
labial veins
labial vestibule
labialism
labially
labile
labile affect
labile current
labile elements
labile factor
labile hypertension
labile pulse
lability
labio-
labiocervical
labioclination
labiodental
labiodental sulcus
labiogingival
labiogingival lamina
labioglossolaryngeal
labioglossopharyngeal
labiograph
labiolingual appliance
labiolingual plane
labiomental
labionasal
labiopalatine
labioplacement
labioplasty
labioscrotal folds
labioscrotal swellings
labioversion
labitome
labium anterius ostii uteri
labium externum cristae iliacae
labium inferius oris
labium internum cristae iliacae
labium labii labia
labium laterale lineae asperae
labium limbi tympanicum laminae spiralis ossei
labium limbi tympanicum limbi spiralis ossei
labium limbi vestibulare laminae spiralis ossei
labium limbi vestibulare limbi spiralis ossei
labium majus
labium mediale lineae asperae
labium minus
labium posterius ostii uteri
labium superius oris
labium urethrae
labor
labor curve
labor pains
laboratorian
laboratory
laboratory diagnosis
labored respiration
labra
Labrador keratopathy
labrale inferius
labrale superius
labrocyte
labrum acetabuli
labrum articulare
labrum glenoidale scapulae
labrum labra
labyrinth
Labyrinth Walking
labyrinthectomy
labyrinthine
labyrinthine apoplexy
labyrinthine artery
labyrinthine fistula
labyrinthine nystagmus
labyrinthine placenta
labyrinthine reflexes
labyrinthine righting reflexes
labyrinthine torticollis
labyrinthine veins
labyrinthine wall of middle ear
labyrinthine wall of tympanic cavity
Labyrinthitis
labyrinthotomy
labyrinthus
labyrinthus cochlearis
labyrinthus corticis
labyrinthus ethmoidalis
labyrinthus membranaceus
labyrinthus osseus
labyrinthus vestibularis
lac lactis
Lac operon
lac sulfuris
lac vaccinum
lacca
laccase
lacerable
lacerated
lacerated foramen
laceration
Laceration Repair
lacertus
lacertus cordis
lacertus fibrosus
lacertus medius
lacertus musculi recti lateralis bulbi
lacertus of lateral rectus muscle
Lachman test
lachrymal
LACI
laciniae tubae
laciniate ligament
lacis cell
Lack of intrinsic factor
Lacquer
lacquer cracks
lacrimal
lacrimal apparatus
lacrimal artery
lacrimal bay
lacrimal bone
lacrimal border of maxilla
lacrimal calculus
lacrimal canaliculus
lacrimal caruncle
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
lacrimal fascia
lacrimal fistula
lacrimal fluid
lacrimal fold
lacrimal fossa
lacrimal gland
Lacrimal gland tumor
lacrimal groove
lacrimal hamulus
lacrimal lake
lacrimal margin of maxilla
lacrimal nerve
lacrimal notch
lacrimal opening
lacrimal papilla
lacrimal part of orbicularis oculi muscle
lacrimal pathway
lacrimal process of inferior nasal concha
lacrimal punctum
lacrimal reflex
lacrimal sac
lacrimal vein
lacrimation
lacrimator
lacrimatory
lacrimoconchal suture
lacrimogustatory reflex
lacrimomaxillary suture
lacrimotomy
lact-
lactacid oxygen debt
lactacidemia
lactacidosis
lactalbumin
lactam
lactamase
lactase
lactase persistence
lactase restriction
lactate
lactate 2-monooxygenase
lactate dehydrogenase
Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes Test
Lactate Dehydrogenase Test
lactate dehydrogenase virus
lactated Ringer injection
lactated Ringer solution
lactating adenoma
Lactation
lactation amenorrhea
Lactation Consulting
lactation hormone
lactational
lactational mastitis
lacteal
lacteal cyst
lacteal fistula
lacteal vessel
lactenin
lactescent
lacti-
lactic
lactic acid
lactic acid bacillus
lactic acid cycle
lactic acid dehydrogenase
lactic acid fermentation
lactic acid oxidative decarboxylase
Lactic acid test
lactic acidemia
Lactic acidosis
lactiferous
lactiferous ampulla
lactiferous ducts
lactiferous gland
lactiferous sinus
lactifugal
lactifuge
lactigenous
lactim
lactimorbus
lactinated
lacto-
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarianism
lacto-ovo-vegetarian
Lactobacillaceae
lactobacillary milk
lactobacilli
lactobacillic acid
lactobacillus
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus brevis
Lactobacillus buchneri
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Lactobacillus bulgaricus factor LBF
Lactobacillus casei
Lactobacillus casei factor
Lactobacillus catenaformis
Lactobacillus crispatus
Lactobacillus curvatus
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
Lactobacillus fermentum
Lactobacillus jensenii
Lactobacillus plantarum
Lactobacillus salivarius
Lactobacillus trichodes
lactobezoar
lactobutyrometer
lactocele
lactochrome
lactocrit
lactodensimeter
lactoferrin
lactoflavin
lactogen
lactogenesis
lactogenic
lactogenic hormone
lactoglobulin
lactometer
lactonase
lactone
lactoperoxidase
lactophenol cotton blue stain
lactoprotein
lactorrhea
lactoscope
lactose
Lactose intolerance
lactose synthase
Lactose tolerance test
lactosuria
lactotherapy
lactotroph
lactotrophic
lactotropin
lactovegetarian
lactoylglutathione lyase
lactulose
lactulose enema
lacuna cerebri
lacuna lacunae
lacuna magna
lacuna musculorum
lacuna musculorum retroinguinalis
lacuna pharyngis
lacuna vasorum
lacuna vasorum retroinguinalis
lacunae laterales
lacunar
lacunar amnesia
lacunar ligament
lacunar state
lacunar tonsillitis
lacunar-molecular layer
lacunule
lacus lacrimalis
lacus lacus
lacus seminalis
LAD
Ladd
Ladd band
Ladd operation
Ladd-Franklin
Ladd-Franklin theory
ladder splint
Lady Windemere's syndrome
Laelaps echidninus
laetrile
laev-
Lafora
Lafora body
Lafora body disease
Lafora disease
lag
lag phase
lag screw
lagena lagenae
lagging
lagomorph
Lagomorpha
lagophthalmic keratitis
lagophthalmos
Lahey
Lahey forceps
Lahore sore
Laimer-Haeckerman area
LAK
lake
Laki-Lorand factor
laky
laky blood
laliatry
laliophobia
Lallemand
Lallemand bodies
lalling
Lallouette
Lallouette pyramid
lalochezia
lalognosis
laloplegia
Lam B
Lamarck
lamarckian theory
Lamaze
Lamaze method
LAMB
LAMB syndrome
lambda
lambda (λ) light chain
Lambda phage
lambdacism
lambdoid
lambdoid border of occipital bone
lambdoid margin of occipital bone
lambdoid suture
Lambert
Lambert law
Lambert syndrome
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
Lambl excrescences
Lamblia intestinalis
lambliasis
lambo lambo
Lambrinudi
Lambrinudi operation
lamella lamellae
lamella of bone
lamella tympanica (laminae spiralis ossei)
lamella vestibularis (laminae spiralis ossei)
lamellae of upper and lower lids
lamellar
lamellar bone
lamellar cataract
lamellar dyshidrosis
lamellar granule
Lamellar ichthyosis
lamellar keratoplasty
lamellate
lamellated corpuscles
lamellipod
lamellipodium lamellipodia
lamina affixa
lamina alaris
lamina anterior fasciae thoracolumbalis
lamina anterior vaginae musculi recti abdominis
lamina arcus vertebrae
lamina basalis
lamina basalis choroideae
lamina basalis corporis ciliaris
lamina basilaris cochleae
lamina basilaris corporis ciliaris
lamina basilaris ductus cochlearis
lamina cartilaginis cricoideae
lamina cartilaginis thyroideae
lamina choriocapillaris
lamina choroidea
lamina choroidea epithelialis
lamina choroidocapillaris
lamina cinerea
lamina cribrosa of sclera
lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis
lamina cribrosa sclerae
lamina densa
lamina dentata
lamina dorsalis
lamina dura
lamina elastica anterior
lamina elastica posterior
lamina epiphysialis
lamina episcleralis
lamina epithelialis
lamina externa calvaria
lamina externa cranii
lamina fibrocartilaginea interpubica
lamina fibroreticularis
lamina fusca of sclera
lamina fusca sclerae
lamina horizontalis ossis palatini
lamina interna calvariae
lamina interna cranii
lamina interna ossium cranii
lamina laminae
lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae
lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditoriae
lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei ossis sphenoidalis
lamina limitans anterior corneae
lamina limitans posterior corneae
lamina lucida
lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae
lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditoriae
lamina medialis processus pterygoideus ossei
lamina medullaris lateralis
lamina medullaris lateralis nuclei lentiformis
lamina medullaris medialis
lamina medullaris medialis nuclei lentiformis
lamina membranacea cartilaginis tubae auditivae
lamina membranacea cartilaginis tubae auditoriae
lamina modioli cochleae
lamina molecularis corticis cerebri
lamina muscularis mucosae
lamina of cricoid cartilage
lamina of lens
lamina of mesencephalic tectum
lamina of modiolus of cochlea
lamina of Rexed
lamina of septum pellucidum
lamina of thyroid cartilage
lamina of tragus
lamina of vertebral arch
lamina orbitalis ossis ethmoidalis
lamina papyracea
lamina parietalis
lamina parietalis pericardii serosi
lamina parietalis tunicae vaginalis testis
lamina perpendicularis
lamina perpendicularis ossis ethmoidalis
lamina perpendicularis ossis palatini
lamina posterior (superficialis) fasciae thoracolumbalis
lamina posterior fasciae thoracolumbalis
lamina posterior vaginae musculi recti abdominis
lamina pretrachealis fasciae cervicalis
lamina prevertebralis fasciae cervicalis
lamina profunda
lamina profunda fasciae temporalis
lamina profunda fasciae thoracolumbalis
lamina profunda musculi levatoris palpebrae superioris
lamina propria
lamina propria mucosae
lamina quadrigemina
lamina rara
lamina retrorectalis fasciae endopelvicae
lamina rostralis
lamina septi pellucidi
lamina spinalis II
lamina spiralis ossea
lamina spiralis secundaria
lamina superficialis
lamina superficialis fasciae cervicalis
lamina superficialis fasciae temporalis
lamina superficialis musculi levatoris palpebrae superioris
lamina suprachoroidea choroidea
lamina supraneuroporica
lamina tecti
lamina terminalis
lamina terminalis of cerebrum
lamina tragi
lamina vasculosa choroideae
lamina ventralis
lamina visceralis
lamina visceralis pericardii
lamina visceralis tunicae vaginalis testis
lamina vitrea
laminae albae cerebelli
laminae medullares cerebelli
laminae medullares thalami
laminagram
laminagraph
laminagraphy
laminar
laminar cortical necrosis
laminar cortical sclerosis
laminar flow
laminaria
laminarin
laminarin sulfate
laminated
laminated clot
laminated cortex
laminated epithelial plug
laminated epithelium
laminated thrombus
lamination
Laminectomy
laminin
laminin receptor
laminitis
laminography
laminotomy
lamins
Lamotrigine
lamp
lampbrush chromosome
Lamy
Lan antigen
lana lanae
lanatoside D
lanatosides A, B, and C
Lancaster red green test
lance
Lancefield
Lancefield classification
lancet
lancinating
Lancisi
Lancisi sign
land scurvy
Landau-Kleffner syndrome
Landolfi sign
Landouzy
Landouzy-Dejerine dystrophy
Landouzy-Grasset law
Landry
Landry paralysis
Landry syndrome
Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome
landscape ecology
Landschutz tumor
Landsteiner
Landsteiner-Donath test
Landström
Landström muscle
Landzert
Landzert fossa
Lane
Lane band
Lane disease
Lane kink
Lange
Lange solution
Lange test
Lange-Nielsen
Langenbeck
Langenbeck triangle
Langendorff
Langendorff method
Langer
Langer arch
Langer lines
Langer muscle
Langer-Giedion syndrome
Langer-Saldino syndrome
Langerhans
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Langerhans cells
Langerhans granule
Langerhans islands
Langhans
Langhans cells
Langhans layer
Langhans stria
Langhans-type giant cells
Langley
Langley granules
Langmuir
Langmuir trough
language
Language Acquisition
Language Delay
Language Development
Language Disorders
language game
language zone
laniary
lankamycin
Lannelongue
Lannelongue foramina
Lannelongue ligaments
lanolin
Lanolin poisoning
lanosterol
Lanterman
Lanterman incisures
Lanterman segments
lanthanic
lanthanides
lanthanum nitrate
lanthanumLa
lanthionine
lantibiotic
lanugo
lanugo hair
Lanz
Lanz line
LAO
LAP
laparo-
laparocele
laparoendoscopic
laparogastroscopy
laparomyositis
laparorrhaphy
laparosalpingo-oophorectomy
Laparoscope
laparoscopic cannula
laparoscopic cholecystotomy
laparoscopic knot
laparoscopic nephrectomy
laparoscopic surgery
laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation
laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy
laparoscopically assisted surgery
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy for Endometriosis
laparotomy
laparotomy pad
Laparotomy, Exploratory
Lapicque
Lapicque law
lapinization
lapinized
Laplace
Laplace forceps
Laplace law
Laquer
Laquer stain for alcoholic hyalin
larch turpentine
lard
lardaceous liver
lardaceous spleen
large bowel
Large bowel resection
large calorie Cal, C
large cell carcinoma
large cell lymphoma
Large for gestational age (LGA)
large interarch distance
large intestine
large muscle of helix
large offspring syndrome
large pelvis
large pudendal lip
large saphenous vein
large vein
large vestibular aqueduct syndrome
larkspur
Larmor frequency
Laron
Laron type dwarfism
Laroyenne
Laroyenne operation
Larrey
Larrey cleft
Larsen
Larsen syndrome
Larsson
larva currens
larva larvae
larva migrans
larvaceous
larval
larval conjunctivitis
larval plague
larvate
larvicidal
larvicide
larviparous
larviphagic
laryng-
laryngeal
laryngeal aditus
laryngeal aperture
laryngeal atresia
laryngeal bursa
Laryngeal Cancer
laryngeal cavity
laryngeal chorea
laryngeal crisis
laryngeal diphtheria
laryngeal epilepsy
laryngeal glands
laryngeal granuloma
laryngeal inlet
laryngeal lymphoid nodules
laryngeal mask
laryngeal mucosa
Laryngeal nerve damage
laryngeal papillomatosis
laryngeal part of pharynx
laryngeal pharynx
laryngeal polyp
laryngeal pouch
laryngeal prominence
laryngeal reflex
laryngeal saccule
laryngeal sinus
laryngeal stenosis
laryngeal stridor
laryngeal syncope
laryngeal tonsils
laryngeal veins
laryngeal ventricle
laryngeal vertigo
laryngeal web
laryngectomee
Laryngectomy
larynges
laryngismus
laryngismus stridulus
laryngitic
Laryngitis
laryngitis sicca
laryngitis stridulosa
laryngo-
laryngocele
laryngofissure
laryngograph
laryngography
laryngology
laryngomalacia
laryngoparalysis
laryngopharyngeal
laryngopharyngeal branches of superior cervical ganglion
laryngopharyngeal reflux
laryngopharyngectomy
laryngopharyngeus
laryngopharyngitis
laryngopharynx
laryngophthisis
laryngoplasty
laryngoplegia
laryngoptosis
laryngoscope
laryngoscopic
laryngoscopist
Laryngoscopy
laryngospasm
laryngospastic reflex
laryngostenosis
laryngostomy
laryngostroboscope
laryngotomy
laryngotracheal
laryngotracheal diphtheria
laryngotracheal diverticulum
laryngotracheal groove
laryngotracheal tube
laryngotracheitis
laryngotracheobronchitis
laryngotracheoesophageal cleft
laryngotracheoplasty
larynx larynges
lase
LASEK
laser
laser corepraxy
Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
Laser Iridotomy
laser lithotripsy
laser microscope
laser photocoagulator
laser plume
Laser Posterior Capsulotomy
Laser Skin Resurfacing
Laser surgery
Laser therapy
laser trabeculoplasty
laser trap
laser tweezers
laser-assisted epithelial keratomileusis
laser-assisted epithelial keratoplasty
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
laser-scanning cytometry
lasering
Lash
Lash casein hydrolysate-serum medium
Lash operation
LASIK
LASIK eye surgery
Lasiohelea
Lassa fever
Lassa hemorrhagic fever
Lassa virus
lassitude
Lasègue
Lasègue sign
Lasègue syndrome
Lasègue test
latah
Latarget
Latarget nerve
Latarget vein
late apical systolic murmur
late auditory-evoked response
late benign syphilis
late cyanosis
late deceleration
late diastole
late diastolic murmur
late dumping syndrome
late endosomes
late latent syphilis
late luteal phase dysphoria
late luteal phase dysphoric disorder
late onset sporadic ataxia
late reaction
late replicating chromosome
late rickets
late seizure
late syphilis
late systole
late-onset Alzheimer disease
late-phase reaction
late-phase response
latebra
latency
latency period
latency phase
latent
latent adrenocortical insufficiency
latent allergy
latent carcinoma
latent carrier
latent content
latent diabetes
latent empyema
latent energy
latent gout
latent heat
latent homosexuality
latent hyperopia
latent infection
latent learning
latent membrane proteinLMP
latent microbism
latent nystagmus
latent period
latent rat virus
latent reflex
latent schizophrenia
latent stage
latent syphilis
latent transforming growth-factor (TGF)-β binding protein
latent typhoid
latent zone
laterad
Lateral
lateral abdominal region
lateral abdominal/pectoral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves
lateral aberrant thyroid carcinoma
lateral aberration
lateral alveolar abscess
lateral ampullar nerve
lateral amygdaloid nucleus
lateral angle of eye
lateral angle of scapula
lateral angle of uterus
lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
lateral anterior thoracic nerve
lateral aortic lymph nodes
lateral aperture of fourth ventricle
lateral arcuate ligament
lateral aspect
lateral atlantoaxial joint
lateral atlantoepistrophic joint
lateral atlantooccipital ligament
lateral atrial branch of left coronary artery
lateral atrial branch of right coronary artery
lateral atrial vein
lateral axillary lymph nodes
lateral basal (bronchopulmonary) segment [S IX]
lateral basal branch
lateral basal segmental artery
lateral bicipital groove
lateral border
lateral border of foot
lateral border of forearm
lateral border of humerus
lateral border of kidney
lateral border of nail
lateral border of scapula
lateral branches
lateral branches of artery of tuber cinereum
lateral branches of pontine arteries
lateral branches of posterior rami of cervical/thoracic/lumbar/sacral/coccygeal spinal nerves
lateral bronchopulmonary segment S IV
lateral calcaneal branches of sural nerve
lateral canal
lateral canthus
lateral cartilage of nose
lateral cartilaginous plate
lateral caval lymph nodes
lateral central palmar space
lateral cerebellomedullary cistern
lateral cerebral fissure
lateral cerebral fossa
lateral cervical lymph nodes
lateral cervical nucleus
lateral cervical region
lateral circumflex artery of thigh
lateral circumflex femoral artery
lateral circumflex femoral veins
Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury of the knee
lateral collateral ligament of ankle
lateral column
lateral column of spinal cord
lateral compartment of leg
lateral condylar inclination
lateral condyle
lateral condyle of femur
lateral condyle of tibia
lateral cord of brachial plexus
lateral corticospinal tract
lateral costal branch of internal thoracic artery
lateral costotransverse ligament
lateral cricoarytenoid (muscle)
lateral crus
lateral crus of facial canal
lateral crus of horizontal part of the facial canal
lateral crus of the major alar cartilage of the nose
lateral crus of the superficial inguinal ring
lateral cuneate nucleus
lateral cuneiform (bone)
lateral curvature
lateral cutaneous branch
lateral cutaneous branches of anterior ramus of thoracic spinal nerves
lateral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves
lateral cutaneous nerve of calf
lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm
lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
lateral decubitus radiograph
lateral direct veins
lateral division of left liver
lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve