| LST | lateral spinothalamic tract; left sacrotransverse [fetal position]; life-sustaining treatment |
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| LSV | lateral sacral vein; left subclavian vein; longitudinal sound velocity |
| lt | lat left lateral |
| LTN | lateral telangiectatic nevus |
| LV | laryngeal vestibule; lateral ventricle; lecithovitellin; left ventricle, left ventricular; leucovori... |
| lateral skull radiograph | A true lateral projection radiograph of facial bones and calvarium, showing bone structures and air-containing passages. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral spinal sclerosis | Considered by many to be a subgroup of motor neuron disease; a slowly progressive degenerative disorder of the motor neurons of the cerebral cortex, resulting in widespread weakness on an upper motor neuron basis; spasticity, hyperreflexia, and Babinski signs are present, but not fasciculation potentials, nor any electrodiagnostic evidence of a lower motor neuron lesion. Synonym: lateral spinal sclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral spinothalamic tract | The dorsal part of the spinothalamic tract, which conveys impulses associated with pain and temperature sensation. See: spinothalamic tract. Synonym: tractus spinothalamicus lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral splanchnic arteries | Artery's that arise in the embryo from the dorsal aorta to supply the mesonephros, testis or ovary, and adrenal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral striate arteries | Numerous small branches from the sphenoidal part of the middle cerebral arteries supplying the lateral and anterior parts of the corpus striatum. Synonym: arteriae centrales anterolaterales, arteriae thalamostriatae anterolaterales, anterolateral central arteries, anterolateral striate arteries, anterolateral thalamostriate arteries, arteries of cerebral haemorrhage, lenticulostriate arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes | One to four nodes lying along the external jugular vein; they drain the skin and superficial structures over the region of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and send efferent vessels to the deep lateral cervical lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici cervicales laterales superficiales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral supraclavicular nerve | <anatomy, nerve> One of several branches of the C-3-C-4 portion of the cervical plexus which descend to the skin over the acromion and deltoid region. Synonym: nervus supraclavicularis lateralis, posterior supraclavicular nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral supracondylar crest | The distal sharp portion of the lateral margin of the humerus. Synonym: crista supracondylaris lateralis, lateral epicondylar crest, lateral epicondylar ridge, lateral supracondylar crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral supracondylar ridge | The distal sharp portion of the lateral margin of the humerus. Synonym: crista supracondylaris lateralis, lateral epicondylar crest, lateral epicondylar ridge, lateral supracondylar crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sural cutaneous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> It arises from the common peroneal in the popliteal space and is distributed to the skin of the inferolateral surface of the calf. Synonym: nervus cutaneus surae lateralis, lateral cutaneous nerve of calf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface | The surface of a part of the body that faces away from the midline. The NA recognises a lateral surface on the following structures: fibula; ovary; radius; testis; tibia; zygomatic bone. Synonym: facies lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of arm | The lateral surface of the arm. Synonym: facies lateralis brachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of fibula | The lateral surface of the fibula. Synonym: facies lateralis fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of finger | The lateral surface of a finger. Synonym: facies lateralis digiti manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of leg | The lateral surface of the part of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. Synonym: facies lateralis cruris. (05 Mar 2000) |