| LL | large lymphocyte; lateral leminiscus; left lateral; left leg; left lower; left lung; lepromatous [in... |
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| LLF | Laki-Lorand factor; left lateral femoral; left lateral flexion |
| 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 ... |
| lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the lateral thoracic artery which extend around the lateral borders of the pectoral muscles to supply the lateral aspect of the breast and mammary gland. Synonym: rami mammarii laterales arteriae thoracicae lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral vein of lateral ventricle | A vein draining deep portions of the temporal and parietal lobes; it runs in the lateral wall of the lateral ventricle to terminate in the superior thalamostriate vein. Synonym: vena ventriculi lateralis lateralis, lateral atrial vein, lateral vein of lateral ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absent nasal septum | <radiology> Cocaine, Wegener's (midline lethal granuloma), surgery, trauma, syphilis, sarcoid (12 Dec 1998) |
| accessory nasal cartilages | Variable small plates of cartilage located in the interval between the greater alar and lateral nasal cartilages. Synonym: cartilagines nasales accessoriae, sesamoid cartilages of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior nasal aperture | The anterior nasal opening in the skull. Synonym: apertura piriformis, piriform opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior nasal spine | A pointed projection at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture; the tip, as seen on a lateral cephalometric radiograph, is used as a cephalometric landmark. Synonym: spina nasalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign nasal tumour | A benign tumour of the posterior nasopharynx that is most common in adolescent boys. Symptoms repeated epistaxis, nasal congestion, nasal discharge and hearing loss. A skull X-ray or a CT scan of the head can confirm the presence of an angiofibroma. Treatment may include the surgical removal of the lesion if it is enlarging or blocking the airway. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bony nasal septum | The bones supporting the bony part of the nasal septum; these are the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, the vomer, the sphenoidal rostrum, the crest of the nasal bones, the frontal spine, and the median crest formed by the apposition of the maxillary and palatine bones. Synonym: septum nasi osseum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bony part of nasal septum | The major portion of the nasal septum supported by the vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid. Synonym: pars ossea septi nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal branches of anterior ethmoidal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of nasociliary nerve distributed to the nasal septum. Synonym: rami nasales mediales nervi ethmoidalis anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal fold | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal primordium | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal process | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial nasal prominence | An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling lying medial to the olfactory placode or pit in the embryo. Synonym: medial nasal fold, medial nasal primordium, medial nasal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous part of nasal septum | The small portion of the nasal septum anterior to the portion supported by the cartilage of the nasal septum. Synonym: pars membranacea septi nasi, membranous septum. (05 Mar 2000) |