| LLF | Laki-Lorand factor; left lateral femoral; left lateral flexion |
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| LR | labeled release; laboratory references; laboratory report; labor room; lactated Ringer [solution]; l... |
| LRS | lactated Ringer solution; lateral recess stenosis; lateral recess syndrome; low rate of stimulation;... |
| LVN | lateral ventricular nerve; lateral vestibular nucleus; Licensed Visiting Nurse; Licensed Vocational ... |
| ACL | Achievement Check List; acromegaloid features, cutis verticis gyrata, corneal leukoma [syndrome]; an... |
| lateral ligament of malleus | A short fan-shaped ligament converging from the posterior half of the tympanic notch to the neck of the malleus. Synonym: ligamentum mallei laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint | <anatomy> The capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, Ferrein's ligament, lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint, ligamentum temporomandibulare, temporomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ligament of wrist | The ligament that extends distally from the styloid process of the radius to the carpal bones. Synonym: ligamentum collaterale carpi radiale, external collateral ligament of wrist, lateral ligament of wrist. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolar ligament | <anatomy> See: anterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior tibiofibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral palpebral ligament | <anatomy> The band that attaches the tarsal plates to the orbital eminence of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale laterale, ligamentum palpebrale externum, ligamentum tarsale externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral puboprostatic ligament | See: puboprostatic ligament. Synonym: lateral puboprostatic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sacrococcygeal ligament | <anatomy> A ligament that extends from the lateral inferior margin of the sacrum to the transverse process of the first coccygeal vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale, intercornual ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral talocalcaneal ligament | <anatomy> A ligament extending from the trochlea of the talus to the lateral surface of the calcaneus. Synonym: ligamentum talocalcaneare laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral temporomandibular ligament | <anatomy> The capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, Ferrein's ligament, lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint, ligamentum temporomandibulare, temporomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral thyrohyoid ligament | <anatomy> Thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid cartilage; forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale, Berry's ligaments, ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral umbilical ligament | An old name for ligamentum umbilicale mediale. Synonym: lateral umbilical ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior region of elbow | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of elbow | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular muscle of elbow | <anatomy> The name applied to a small slip of the medial head of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint. Synonym: musculus articularis cubiti, articular muscle of elbow, subanconeus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular vascular network of elbow | Vascular networks in the region of the elbow, composed of anastomoses between branches of the radial and middle collateral, superior and inferior ulnar collateral, radial recurrent, interosseous recurrent, and recurrent ulnar arteries. Synonym: rete articulare cubiti. (05 Mar 2000) |