| ISBI | International Society for Burn Injuries |
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| MSTI | multiple soft tissue injuries |
| HCG, hCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; 사람융모성성선자극호르몬 1. Placental Glycoprotein Hormone &nbs... |
| LCL | Levinthal-Coles-Lillie [body]; lower confidence limit; lower control limit; lymphoblastoid cell line... |
| LLSB | left lower scapular border; left lower sternal border |
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| leg bones | The bones of the lower extremity in man and of any of the four extremities in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| leg dermatoses | A non-specific term used to denote any cutaneous lesion or group of lesions, or eruptions of any type on the leg. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg length inequality | A condition in which one of a pair of legs fails to grow as long as the other. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg lift | An exercise designed to strengthen the quadriceps muscles. The patient lies on their back and lifts one leg at a time with a slightly flexed knee joint. The application of light ankle weights can augment this exercise in those who have reached a desirable level of conditioning. (27 Sep 1997) |
| leg of antihelix | One of two ridges, inferior and superior, bounding the fossa triangularis, by which the antihelix begins at the upper part of the auricle. Synonym: crus anthelicis, leg of antihelix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leg phenomenon | In tetany, spasm both of the extensor muscles of the knee and of the calf muscles when the extended leg is flexed at the hip. Synonym: leg phenomenon, Pool-Schlesinger sign, Schlesinger's sign. In tetany, contraction of the arm muscles following the stretching of the brachial plexus by elevation of the arm above the head with the forearm extended, resembles the contraction resulting from stimulation of the ulnar nerve. Synonym: arm phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leg ulcer | Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (varicose ulcer), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| long-leg arthropathy | A degenerative joint disease that develops, after many years, in the knee of the longer leg of a person with unequal leg lengths. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving organs in the abdominal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ankle injuries | Harm or hurt to the ankle or ankle joint usually inflicted by an external source. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arm injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the arm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| athletic injuries | Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports. (12 Dec 1998) |
| back injuries | General or unspecified injuries to the posterior part of the trunk. It includes injuries to the muscles of the back. (12 Dec 1998) |
| birth injuries | Mechanical or anoxic trauma incurred by the infant during labour or delivery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blast injuries | Injuries resulting when a person is struck by particles impelled with violent force from an explosion. Blast causes pulmonary concussion and haemorrhage, laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured ear drums, and minor effects in the central nevous system. (12 Dec 1998) |