| INLSD | ichthyosis and neutral lipid storage disease |
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| LB | lamellar body; large bowel; left breast; left bronchus; left bundle; left buttock; leiomyoblastoma; ... |
| LBSA | lipid-bound sialic acid |
| LC | Laennec cirrhosis; Langerhans cell; late clamped; large chromophobe; lecithin cholesterol acyltransf... |
| LCC | lactose coliform count; left circumflex coronary (artery); left common carotid; left coronary cusp; ... |
| simple anisocoria | A common (20% of normals) benign inequality of the pupils that may change from one hour to the next. Synonym: essential anisocoria, physiologic anisocoria, simple-central anisocoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| simple beam | In dentistry, a straight beam that has only two supports, one at either end. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple bone cyst | <radiology> Unicameral or solitary bone cyst, lytic, unilocular, central, meta-diaphyseal, humerus (most common site), age 0 - 10 yrs Differential diagnosis: bubbly bone lesions (12 Dec 1998) |
| simple-central anisocoria | A common (20% of normals) benign inequality of the pupils that may change from one hour to the next. Synonym: essential anisocoria, physiologic anisocoria, simple-central anisocoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple closure | A single layer closure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| simple colour | The three colour's of the retinal cone pigments (red, green, blue) that may be combined to match any hue. Synonym: simple colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple conjunctivitis | Acute viral conjunctivitis, self-limited and of short duration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple crus of saemicircular duct | The non-ampullary end of the lateral saemicircular duct that opens independently into the utricle. Synonym: crus membranaceum simplex ductus saemicircularis, simple membranous limb of saemicircular duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple diplopia | Double image's produced by stimuli arising from points proximal to the horopter. Synonym: homonymous diplopia, simple diplopia, uncrossed diplopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple dislocation | A dislocation not complicated by an external wound. Synonym: simple dislocation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple epithelium | An epithelium having one layer of cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple fission | Division of the nucleus and then the cell body into two parts. See: binary fission. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple fracture | A fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture. Synonym: simple fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple glaucoma | <ophthalmology> A disorder which is characterised by increased pressure within the eyeball. This occurs secondary to the chronic blockage of normal fluid circulation within the eye. Increased pressure within the eye can cause damage to the optic nerve and eventual blindness. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness. Symptoms include decreased vision, halos around lights (worse at night) and mild chronic headaches. Treatment is generally with beta-blocker eyedrops. Synonym: chronic glaucoma, compensated glaucoma, simple glaucoma, glaucoma simplex. (22 Sep 2002) |
| simple goiter | Thyroid enlargement unaccompanied by constitutional effects, e.g., hypo-or hyperthyroidism, commonly caused by inadequate dietary intake of iodine. (05 Mar 2000) |