| LMP | large multifunctional protease; last menstrual period; latent membrane potential; left mentoposterio... |
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| LP | labile peptide; labile protein; laboratory procedure; lactic peroxidase; lamina propria; laryngophar... |
| MLN | manifest latent nystagmus; membranous lupus nephropathy; mesenteric lymph node; motilin |
| SL | systolic wave, latent |
| SLEP | short latent evoked potential |
low blood pressure
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| bud stage | First stage of tooth development; development of the primordia of the enamel organs, the tooth buds. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cap stage | Second stage of tooth development wherein there is development of the inner and outer enamel epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vegetative stage | The quiescent stage of a cell or its nucleus in which no karyokinetic changes are taking place. Synonym: vegetative stage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genital stage | Referring to the psychic organization derived from, and characteristic of, the Freudian genital period of the infant's psychosocial organization. See: genitality. See: anality, orality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanical stage | <microscopy> A device provided for adjusting the position of a specimen, usually by translation in two directions at right angles to each other. (05 Aug 1998) |
| REM stage sleep | <physiology> A stage of deep sleep that is accompanied by rapid eye movement and muscle paralysis. Vivid dreams can be recalled in over 80% of patients who awake from REM stage sleep. (27 Sep 1997) |
| resting stage | The quiescent stage of a cell or its nucleus in which no karyokinetic changes are taking place. Synonym: vegetative stage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perfect stage | A mycological term used to describe the sexual life cycle phase of a fungus in which spores are formed after nuclear fusion. Synonym: teleomorph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle stage HIV disease | <disease> This refers to an HIV infection that is characterised by signs and symptoms of HIV that are not life-threatening. Examples include oral thrush, gingivitis, seborrheic dermatitis, molluscum contangiosum, fevers, fatigue, lymph node swelling, malaise and weight loss. This stage can be a signal for the conversion from asymptomatic HIV disease to HIV disease (moe pronouced symptoms include joint pains). AIDS is diagnosed after HIV disease has started to manifest life-threatening oppotunistic infections (for example pneumocystis, cryptosporidium, toxoplasmosis, etc). (27 Sep 1997) |
| cleavage stage, ovum | The embryo in its earliest stage, lasting from the first mitotic division of the fertilised ovum into two blastomeres to the formation of the morula, a compact mass of blastomeres. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cold stage | The stage of chill in a malarial paroxysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placental stage of labour | The part of labour from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and foetal membranes are delivered. Also called the third stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| preconceptual stage | In psychology, the stage of development in an infant's life, prior to actual conceptual thinking, in which sensorimotor activity predominates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prodromal stage | incubation period |
| second stage of labour | <obstetrics> The part of labour from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal. The second stage of labour is also called the stage of expulsion. (12 Dec 1998) |