| LG | lactoglobulin; lamellar granule; laryngectomy; left gluteal; Lennox-Gastaut [syndrome]; leucylglycin... |
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| LH | late healing; lateral hypothalamic [syndrome]; left hand; left heart; left hemisphere; left hyperpho... |
| L&I | liver and iron |
| LIRBM | liver, iron, red bone marrow |
| LKKS | liver, kidneys, spleen |
| notch for round ligament of liver | The notch in the inferior border of the liver that accommodates the round ligament. Synonym: incisura ligamenti teretis hepatis, incisura umbilicalis, umbilical notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nutmeg liver | Chronic passive congestion of the liver, causing accentuation of the lobular pattern with red central and yellow or tan periportal zones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver | The convex superior portion of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver. Synonym: pars superior faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dense liver | <radiology> Haemochromatosis, haemosiderosis, Wilson disease, Thorotrast, amiodarone, gold (for RA) (12 Dec 1998) |
| desiccated liver | A dried undefatted powder prepared from mammalian liver's used as human food; contains riboflavin, nicotinic acid, and choline; used in the treatment of macrocytic anaemias and as a nutritional supplement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| icing liver | Hyaloserositis of the liver. Synonym: Curschmann's disease, icing liver, sugar-icing liver, zuckergussleber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quadrate part of liver | The part of the medial segment of the liver which includes the quadrate lobe. Synonym: pars quadrata hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior border of liver | The sharp border of the liver that separates the diaphragmatic and visceral surfaces. Synonym: margo inferior hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobular arteries of liver | The many terminal branches of the hepatic artery passing between hepatic lobules. Synonym: arteria interlobulares (hepatis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobular veins of liver | The terminal branches of the portal vein that course in the portal canals between the conceptual liver lobules and empty into the liver sinusoids. Synonym: venae interlobulares hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| target lesions of liver/spleen | <radiology> Lymphosarcoma (including Kaposi sarcoma), melanoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| triangular ligaments of liver | See: right triangular ligament, left triangular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| falciform ligament of liver | A crescentic fold of peritoneum extending to the surface of the liver from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall; the round ligament lies in its free inferior border, derivative of embryonic ventral mesogastrium. Synonym: ligamentum falciforme hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| yellow atrophy of the liver | See: acute yellow atrophy of the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| undifferentiated sarcoma of liver | <radiology> Kiddies, age 4 - 15 yrs, M = F, complex hepatic mass, often hypovascular, most in right lobe, large ( more than 10 cm), ** Differential diagnosis: embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (12 Dec 1998) |