| LFR | lymphoid follicular reticulosis |
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| LIP | lipase; lipocortin; lithium-induced polydipsia; lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis |
| LP | labile peptide; labile protein; laboratory procedure; lactic peroxidase; lamina propria; laryngophar... |
| MALT | male, altered [animal]; mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; Munich Alcoholism Test |
| SLI | selective lymphoid irradiation; somatostatin-like immunoreactivity; splenic localization index |
| Tessier classification | An anatomical classification of facial, craniofacial, and laterofacial clefts that utilises the orbit as the primary structure for reference. Fifteen locations for clefts are differentiated. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| E classification | <biochemistry> Classification of enzymes based on the recommendations of the Committee on Enzyme Nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry. The first number indicates the broad type of enzyme (1 = oxidoreductase, 2 = transferase, 3 = hydrolase, 4 = lyase, 5 = isomerase, 6 = ligase (synthetase)). The second and third numbers indicate subsidiary groupings and the last number, which is unique, is assigned arbitrarily in numerical order by the Committee. (08 Mar 2000) |
| TNM classification | TNM classification provides a system for staging the occurrence of cancer., T refers to the primary tumour and is categorised as being 1-4 and a-d depending upon site, size and spread, N refers to the lymph nodes and they are categorised as being X,0, 1, 2, or 3 depending upon if any, some or all are involved metastasis, and M to the presence or absence of distant metasteses. Refer Staging. (16 Dec 1997) |
| Jansky's classification | The classification of human blood groups now designated O, A, B, and AB. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FAB classification | <haematology> The classification of acute myeloid leukaemia on the basis of bone marrow and peripheral blood features. M0: Acute myeloid leukaemia with minimal evidence of myeloid differentiation. M1: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia. M2: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia with differentiation. M3: Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. M4: Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia. M5: Acute monocytic leukaemia. M6: Acute erythroleukaemia. M7: Acute megakaryocytic leukaemia. Acronym: FAB (07 Apr 1998) |
| Kennedy classification | <dentistry> A listing of several forms of partially edentulous jaws in accordance with the distribution of the missing teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kiel classification | Classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma into low-grade malignancy (lymphocytic, lymphoplasmacytoid, centrocytic, and centroblastic-centrocytic types) and high-grade malignancy (centroblastic, lymphoblastic of Burkitt's or convoluted cell, and immunoblastic types). Synonym: Lennert classification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lancefield classification | A serologic classification dividing haemolytic streptococci into groups (A to O) which bear a definite relationship to their sources, based upon precipitation tests depending upon group-specific substances that are carbohydrate in nature; e.g., Group A contains strains pathogenic for man; B, strains from mastitis in cows and from normal milk, including a few strains from the human throat and vagina; C, strains from various lower animals, including a number from cattle; D, strains from cheese; E, strains from certified milk; F, strains mainly from the human throat, associated with tonsillitis; G, strains from man, a few from monkeys and dogs; and H, K, and O, nonpathogenic strains from normal human respiratory tracts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| French-American-British classification | <haematology> The classification of acute myeloid leukaemia on the basis of bone marrow and peripheral blood features. M0: Acute myeloid leukaemia with minimal evidence of myeloid differentiation. M1: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia. M2: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia with differentiation. M3: Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. M4: Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia. M5: Acute monocytic leukaemia. M6: Acute erythroleukaemia. M7: Acute megakaryocytic leukaemia. Acronym: FAB (07 Apr 1998) |
| Lennert classification | Classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma into low-grade malignancy (lymphocytic, lymphoplasmacytoid, centrocytic, and centroblastic-centrocytic types) and high-grade malignancy (centroblastic, lymphoblastic of Burkitt's or convoluted cell, and immunoblastic types). Synonym: Lennert classification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lukes-Collins classification | A classification of lymphomas according to the immunologic nature of the cell of origin, based on histologic and clinical data. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bladder neoplasms | Cancers or tumours of the bladder. The majority of bladder neoplasms are of the transitional cell variety and are usually papillary and multicentric. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bone marrow neoplasms | Neoplasms located in the bone marrow. They are differentiated from neoplasms composed of bone marrow cells, such as myeloma. most bone marrow neoplasms are metastatic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| breast neoplasms, male | Any neoplasms of the male breast. These occur infrequently in males in developed countries, the incidence being about 1% of that in females. Two-thirds of patients present with intraductal carcinoma. The average age of onset is 60 years for men. Orchiectomy was the standard treatment but it has been replaced by tamoxifen as the initial therapy since oestrogen-receptor-positive tumours are predominant in males. Orchiectomy and mastectomy may be used if initial drug therapy is not successful. The prognosis is worse than that for females. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vascular neoplasms | <oncology> Neoplasms located in vascular tissue or specific veins. They are differentiated from neoplasms, vascular tissue which are neoplasms composed of vascular tissue, such as angiofibroma or haemangioma. (12 Dec 1998) |