| LCT | liver cell tumor; long-chain triglyceride; lymphocytotoxicity; lymphocytotoxin |
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| LD | labor and delivery; laboratory data; labyrinthine defect; lactate dehydrogenase; laser Doppler; lear... |
| LD4 | isoenzyme of lactate dehydrogenase found in the liver |
| LD5 | isoenzyme of lactate dehydrogenase found in the liver and muscles |
| LFS | lateral facet syndrome; Li-Fraumeni syndrome; limbic forebrain structure; liver function series |
| liver starch | <biochemistry> Branched polymer of D glucose (mostly _(1-4) linked, but some _(1-6) at branch points). Size range very variable, up to 10exp5 glucose units. Major short term storage polymer of animal cells and is particularly abundant in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle. In the electron microscope glycogen has a characteristic asterisk or star appearance. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| liver transplant | <procedure, surgery> Surgery to replace a disease liver with a healthy one from a donor. This procedure is technically quite difficult, since both vessels and biliary tract must be reattached to the new liver. most often indicated in those with long-term chronic hepatitis or congenital liver defects. Not usually performed in the situation of alcoholic cirrhosis or primary biliary cirrhosis. (14 Oct 1997) |
| liver transplantation | The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. (12 Dec 1998) |