| LM | lactic acid mineral [medium]; lactose malabsorption; laryngeal mask; laryngeal muscle; lateral malle... |
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| NES | not elsewhere specified |
| NOS | network operating system; nitric oxide synthetase; non-organ-specific; not on staff; not otherwise s... |
| NS | natural science; Neosporin; nephrosclerosis; nephrotic syndrome; nervous system; neurological surger... |
| AIPE | acute interstitial pulmonary emphysema; alcoholism intervention performance evaluation |
| legal guardians | Individuals who are legally designated to care for persons who are considered legally incapable of acting in behalf of themselves, e.g., minors and mental incompetents. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| legal medicine | The application of medical knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Legal's test | A test for acetone; the urine is rendered alkaline by a few drops of a solution of potassium hydroxide, and to this are added 2 or 3 drops of a freshly prepared 10% solution of sodium nitroprusside; it is coloured red, then yellow; then a few drops of acetic acid are trickled down the side of the test tube and at the line of junction of the two fluids is formed a carmine or purple ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liability, legal | Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions. (12 Dec 1998) |