| ALA | American Laryngological Association; American Lung Association; aminolevulinic acid; axiolabial |
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| ALEC | artificial lung-expanding compound |
| ALI | acute lung injury; annual limit of intake; average lobe index |
| BEL | blood ethanol level; bovine embryonic lung |
| BFL | bird fancier's lung; Borjeson-Forssman-Lehman [syndrome] |
| lung volume measurements | Measurement of the amount of air that the lungs may contain at various points in the respiratory cycle. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| lymphangitic lung metastases | <radiology> Usually adenocarcinoma, breast, lung, upper GI tract (stomach, pancreas) (12 Dec 1998) |