| lung diseases, parasitic | Infections of the lungs with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by nematodes (roundworms). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lung fluke disease | Infection with the lung fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lung foreign body | Any object or material that does not belong in the respiratory tree. Lung foreign bodies most often result from the accidental aspiration of an object or food particle. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lung perfusion agents | <radiology> Tc-99m MAA (macro-aggregated albumin), Tc-99m HAM (human albumin microspheres), dose 4 mCi, particles, size 10 - 90 m, number 200,000 - 400,000, effect 1 : 1000 arterioles embolised (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung segmental anatomy | <radiology> Right lung, 3 lobes, 10 segments, left lung, 2 lobes, 8 segments (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung transplantation | The transference of either one or both of the lungs from one human or animal to another. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung unit | A respiratory bronchiole together with the alveolar ducts and sacs and pulmonary alveoli into which the respiratory bronchiole leads, considered by some to include the terminal bronchiole and its subdivisions, and called a pulmonary acinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lung ventilation agents | <radiology> Xe-133, most commonly used, Xe-127, t = 36.4 days; photons @ 172, 203, 375 keV, can image V after Q, Kr-81m, very expensive, t = 13 sec; photon 190 keV, can repeat V in each projection, Tc-99m DTPA aerosol, can image V in mult. Projections, image Q after V, 1 mCi most likely to be 50-75 mrad to lung, V/Q imaging (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung volume measurements | Measurement of the amount of air that the lungs may contain at various points in the respiratory cycle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung window | CT settings of window level and width appropriate to showing lung detail; soft tissues are white or nearly so. Mediastinal window, CT settings of window level and width appropriate to showing soft tissue structures; the lungs become black at these settings. Synonym: soft tissue window. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lung, hyperlucent | Hyperlucency of one lung with decreased size and vascularity of the lung. It is often associated with bronchiolitis obliterans and with adenovirus infection in childhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung-grown | <medicine> Having lungs that adhere to the pleura. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lung: gallium imaging | <radiology> Scans at 48 hrs because 50% of normals show activity at 24 hrs, focal uptake, primary pulmonary malignancy, benign disorder: granuloma, abscess, pneumonia, silicosis, multifocal/diffuse uptake, infection, TB: active lesion, miliary TB, rapidly progressive TB pneumonia, PCP: unimpressive symptoms and CXR, CMV, inflammation: sarcoid, interstitial lung disease (pneumoconiosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lymphangitic carcinomatosis), radiation pneumonitis, drugs: bleomycin, amiodarone, contrast lymphangiography (in 50%) see: gallium: indications, uptake with normal chest film (12 Dec 1998) |
| lunge | <zoology> Same as Namaycush. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lunged | Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lupus |
A chronic inflammatory connective tissue disease marked by skin rashes, joint pain and swelling, inflammation of the kidneys, inflammation of the fibrous tissue surrounding the heart (ie, the pericardium), as well as other problems. Not all affected individuals display all of these problems. Also called systemic lupus erythematosus.
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| lubricant |
An oily or slippery substance.
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| luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone |
LH-RH. A hormone that stimulates the production of sex hormones in men and women.
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| lumbar puncture |
A procedure in which a needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give anticancer drugs intrathecally. Also called a spinal tap.
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| Lucas' sign |
distention of the abdomen in the early stages of rickets.
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| LU | an implement used in baseball by the batter |
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| LU | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material |
| LU | cut lumber, as in woods and forests |
| LU | move heavily or clumsily |
| LU | a short warm outer jacket |
| LU | (British) a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture) |
| LU | the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber |
| LU | slow and laborious because of weight |
| LU | a short warm outer jacket |
| LU | a person who fells trees |
| LU | a person who fells trees |
| LU | a mill for dressing logs and lumber |