| LAO | <abbreviation> Left anterior oblique projection, used in chest radiography, especially to assess the size of the left atrium and ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laocoon | 1. A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2) 2. A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |