| PLT | pancreatic lymphocytic infiltration; platelet; primed lymphocyte test; primed lymphocyte typing; psi... |
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| PNP | pancreatic polypeptide; para-nitrophenol; peak negative pressure; pediatric nurse practitioner; peri... |
| POA | pancreatic oncofetal antigen; phalangeal osteoarthritis; preoptic area; primary optic atrophy |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| PPE | palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia; personal protective equipment; polyphosphoric ester; porcine pancre... |
| luteinising hormone | <endocrinology> A glycoprotein hormone (26 kD) and gonadotrophin. Made up of an _ chain (96 amino acids) identical to other gonadotrophins and a hormone specific _ chain. Acts with follicle-stimulating hormone to stimulate sex hormone release. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| luteinising hormone releasing factor | A decapeptide releasing hormone (1182D) that stimulates release of luteinising hormone. (18 Nov 1997) |
| luteinizing hormone | <protein> Synonym for luteinising hormone. (18 Nov 1997) |
| luteinizing hormone-releasing factor | Former name for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteotropic hormone | An anterior pituitary hormone whose action maintains the function of the corpus luteum. Synonym: luteotropic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |