| LEM | lateral eye movement; Leibovitz-Emory medium; leukocyte endogenous mediator; light emission microsco... |
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| LESS | lateral electrical spine stimulation |
| LFD | lactose-free diet; large for date [fetus]; late fetal death; lateral facial dysplasia; least fatal d... |
| LFS | lateral facet syndrome; Li-Fraumeni syndrome; limbic forebrain structure; liver function series |
| LGB | Landry-Guillain-Barre [syndrome]; lateral geniculate body |
| tooth abscess | A localised pus-forming bacteria infection adjacent to the tooth or root. Large tooth abscesses may require surgical drainage, root canal or a tooth extraction. See: apical abscess. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| embolic abscess | An abscess arising at the point of arrest of a septic embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tornwaldt's abscess | Chronic infection of the pharyngeal bursa. See: Tornwaldt's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidural abscess | This is a disorder which is characterised by inflammation and a collection of infected material (pus) in the area between the skull bone and the covering of the brain (meninges). Infection is usually caused by bacteria (Staphylococcus), but may be secondary to a fungal or viral infection. Epidural abscess can occur secondary to a chronic ear or sinus infection, penetrating head injury or mastoiditis. Fever, headache and neurologic symptoms are common. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tropical abscess | <gastroenterology> An area of abscess formation (liquefaction necrosis) in the liver due to infection of the organ with amoebae. See: amoebiasis. (05 Feb 1998) |
| tuberculous abscess | An abscess caused by the tubercle bacillus. Synonym: cold abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovarian abscess | A large abscess involving a uterine tube and an adherent ovary, resulting from extension of purulent inflammation of the tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| faecal abscess | A collection of pus and faeces. Synonym: faecal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lacunar abscess | An abscess involving the urethral lacunae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular abscess | An abscess in a hair, tonsillar, or other follicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver abscess | A condition where there is a pus-filled cavity in the liver secondary to a bacterial infection. Liver abscess may result from sepsis, intestinal perforation, post-operative infection, appendicitis, diverticulitis, trauma (to the liver) or cholangitis. Other nonbacterial causes of liver abscess include amoebiasis, due to infection with Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan). (27 Sep 1997) |
| liver abscess, amebic | Liver abscess caused by entamoeba histolytica. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung abscess | A collection of pus within a cavity in the lung due to a bacterial infection (bacterial endocarditis). Certain bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Tuberculosis, Klebsiella) are more likely to cavitate the lung and cause abscess formation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Amberg's lateral sinus line | A line dividing the angle formed by the anterior edge of the mastoid process and the temporal line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | A serious neurologic disease that results from the progressive degeneration of the motor neurons. (27 Sep 1997) |