| lat | latent; lateral |
|---|---|
| LCM | latent cardiomyopathy; left costal margin; leukocyte-conditioned medium; lowest common multiple; lym... |
| LIBC | latent iron-binding capacity |
| LMP | large multifunctional protease; last menstrual period; latent membrane potential; left mentoposterio... |
| LP | labile peptide; labile protein; laboratory procedure; lactic peroxidase; lamina propria; laryngophar... |
energetics
| latent microbism | The presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the body that elicit no symptoms; the condition of a pathogen carrier. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| latent nystagmus | Jerky nystagmus that is brought out by covering one eye. The fast phase is always away from the covered eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent period | A seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestation of response or that between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response. (18 Nov 1997) |
| latent rat virus | A virus of the genus Parvovirus causing inapparent infection in rats; also recoverable from rat tumours. Synonym: latent rat virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent reflex | A reflex which must be considered normal but which usually appears only under some pathologic circumstance that lowers its threshold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent schizophrenia | A preexisting susceptibility for developing overt schizophrenia under strong emotional stress. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent stage | incubation period |
| latent syphilis | Infection with Treponema pallidum, after the manifestations of primary and secondary syphilis have subsided (or were never noticed), before any manifestations of tertiary syphilis have appeared. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent tetany | A rather vague disorder recognised more in Europe than in the U.S. Consisting of a number of non-specific complaints, including generalised weakness, hand and foot cramping, distal paresthesia, anxiety, and depression. Some think it is a "normocalcaemic tetany"; others consider it "chronic hyperventilation syndrome." Typically with certain provoking procedures (e.g., limb ischemia, hyperventilation) in which case, obvious tetany develops. See: Trousseau's sign, Chvostek's sign, Erb sign. Synonym: crytotetany, spasmophilia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent typhoid | walking typhoid |
| latent virus | <virology> Virus integrated within host genome but inactive: may be reactivated by stress such as ultraviolet irradiation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| latent zone | That portion of the cerebral cortex, the stimulation of which produces no movement and a lesion of which produces no symptoms; mainly the more anterior areas of the frontal lobes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| activation energy | <chemistry> The amount of energy (expressed in joules) that is needed to convert all the molecules in one mole of a reacting substance from a ground state to the transition state. (06 May 1997) |
| binding energy | <chemistry, radiobiology> The binding energy of a nucleus is the minimum energy required to dissociate it into its component neutrons and protons. Neutron or proton binding energies are those required to remove a neutron or proton, respectively, from a nucleus. Electron binding energy is that required to remove an electron from an atom or a molecule. (16 Dec 1997) |
| bioelectric energy sources | Implantable devices which convert biological energy (chemical energy of the metabolism of continuously regenerating body fluids or mechanical energy of periodic movements) to electrical energy. The sources include biogalvanic cells, biofuel cells, and ionic concentration cells. (12 Dec 1998) |