| LSD | laryngeal sound discrimination; least significant difference; least significant digit; low-sodium di... |
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| LV | laryngeal vestibule; lateral ventricle; lecithovitellin; left ventricle, left ventricular; leucovori... |
| RLN | recurrent laryngeal nerve; regional lymph node; relaxin |
| SBLA | sarcoma, breast and brain tumors, leukemia, laryngeal and lung cancer, and adrenal cortical carcinom... |
| SLN | sublentiform nucleus; superior laryngeal nerve |
| superior laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the vagus nerve at the inferior ganglion; at the thyroid cartilage it divides into two branches; the internal laryngeal nerve, a sensory branch which supplies the mucous membrane of the larynx superior to the vocal folds, and the external laryngeal nerve, a motor branch which supplies the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cricothyroid muscle. Synonym: nervus laryngeus superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superior laryngeal vein | <anatomy, vein> Vein which accompanies the superior laryngeal artery and empties into the superior thyroid vein. Synonym: vena laryngea superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, inferior thyroid; distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of larynx; anastomoses, superior laryngeal. Synonym: arteria laryngea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal cavity | The part of the cavity of the larynx immediately below the glottis. Synonym: cavitas infraglotticum, aditus glottidis inferior, cavum infraglotticum, inferior laryngeal cavity, infraglottic space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The terminal branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve; it supplies the laryngeal mucosa inferior to the vocal folds and all laryngeal muscles except the cricothyroid. Synonym: nervus laryngeus inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngeal vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein passing from the lower part of the larynx to the plexus thyroideus impar. Synonym: vena laryngea inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermediate laryngeal cavity | Portion of the cavity of the larynx between the vestibular and vocal folds, with which the ventricles communicate. Synonym: aditus glottidis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Terminal branch of superior laryngeal nerve (with external branch) conveying sensory fibres to the supraglottic larynx. Synonym: ramus internus nervi laryngei superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophageal branches of the recurrent laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Supply motor and sensory fibres to cervical oesophagus on right side and to cervical and upper thoracic oesophagus on left. Synonym: rami oesophagei nervi laryngei recurrentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, laryngeal | Tuberculosis involving the larynx, producing ulceration of the vocal cords and laryngeal mucosa. It is commonly attended by hoarseness, cough, pain on swallowing, and haemoptysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| external branch of superior laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Terminal branch of superior laryngeal nerve (with internal laryngeal nerve) supplying motor innervation to cricothyroid muscle. Synonym: ramus externus nervi laryngei superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fold of laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The slight fold of mucosa in the piriform recess of the pharynx that encloses the superior laryngeal nerve. Synonym: plica nervi laryngei, fold of laryngeal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fold of superior laryngeal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The slight fold of mucosa in the piriform recess of the pharynx that encloses the superior laryngeal nerve. Synonym: plica nervi laryngei, fold of laryngeal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal | Having to do with the larynx. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laryngeal aperture | The aperture between the pharynx and larynx, bounded by the superior edges of the epiglottis (anteriorly), the aryepiglottic folds (laterally), and the mucosa between the arytenoids (posteriorly). Synonym: aditus laryngis, laryngeal aperture. (05 Mar 2000) |