| LPC | late positive component; lipocortin; longitudinal primary care [program]; lysophosphatidylcholine |
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| LS | lateral suspensor; left sacrum; left septum; left side; legally separated; leiomyosarcoma; length of... |
| L/S | lactase/sucrase [ratio]; lecithin/ sphingomyelin [ratio]; lipid/saccharide [ratio]; longitudinal sec... |
| LSect | longitudinal section |
| LSV | lateral sacral vein; left subclavian vein; longitudinal sound velocity |
| interdigital folds | One of the folds of skin, or rudimentary web, between the fingers and toes. Synonym: interdigital folds, plica interdigitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thickened gastric folds | <radiology> Hyperacidic state, peptic ulcer disease, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, hypoproteinaemia, lymphoma, pseudolymphoma, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, varices, Menetrier disease, inflammatory bowel disease (UC and Crohn), TB, syphilis (12 Dec 1998) |
| thick small bowel folds | <radiology> Haemorrhage, oedema, ischemia, sprue, malabsorption, hypoproteinaemia, Whipple disease, amyloidosis, Henoch-Schonlein syndrome, abetalipoproteinaemia, Crohn disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| transverse rectal folds | The three or four crescentic folds placed horizontally in the rectal mucous membrane; the superior rectal fold is situated near the beginning of the rectum on the left side; the middle rectal fold (Nelaton's fold) is most prominent and consistent and projects from the right side about 8 cm above the anus (approximately the level of the floor of the rectouterine or rectovesical pouch); the inferior rectal fold is on the left side about 5 cm above the anus. Synonym: plicae transversales recti, Houston's folds, Houston's valves, Kohlrausch's valves, plicae recti, rectal folds, rectal valves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epiglottic folds | One of the three folds of mucous membrane passing between the tongue and the epiglottis, lateral glossoepiglottic fold on either side, and median glossoepiglottic fold centrally. Synonym: plicae epiglottica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubal folds of uterine tubes | Many longitudinal folds in the mucous membrane of the uterine (fallopian) tube. Synonym: plicae tubariae tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcer, duodenal | An ulcer (a hole in the lining) of the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine). Ulcer formation is related to h. Pyloridus bacteria in the stomach, anti-inflammatory medications, and smoking cigarettes. Ulcer pain may not correlate with the presence or severity of ulceration. Diagnosis is made with barium X-ray or endoscopy. Complications of ulcers include bleeding and perforation. Treatment involves antibiotics to eradicate h. Pyloridus, eliminating risk factors, and preventing complications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kerckring's folds | The numerous folds of the mucous membrane of the small intestine, running transversely for about two-thirds of the circumference of the gut. Synonym: circular folds, Kerckring's folds, Kerckring's valves, valvulae conniventes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first duodenal sphincter | The sphincter supposedly located at the level of the aboral extremity of the duodenal bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labioscrotal folds | Lateral fold's at either side of the embryonic cloacal membrane that develop into either the scrotum or the labia majora. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folds of iris | Numerous very fine, almost microscopic, radial folds on the posterior surface of the iris that extend around the pupillary margin. Synonym: plicae iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral folds | Ventral foldings of the lateral margins of the embryonic disk, the development of which establishes the definitive embryonic body form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior longitudinal ligament | <anatomy> The wide fibrous band interconnecting the anterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies. Synonym: lacertus medius, ligamentum longitudinale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial longitudinal arch of foot | Formed by the calcaneus, talus, navicular, three cuneiform bones, and the three medial metatarsals. Synonym: arcus pedis longitudinalis pars medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial longitudinal bundle | A longitudinal bundle of fibres extending from the upper border of the mesencephalon into the cervical segments of the spinal cord, located close to the midline and ventral to the central gray matter; it is composed largely of fibres from the vestibular nuclei ascending to the motor neurons innervating the external eye muscles (abducens, trochlear, and oculomotor nuclei), and descending to spinal cord segments innervating the musculature of the neck. Synonym: fasciculus longitudinalis medialis, Collier's tract, medial longitudinal bundle, posterior longitudinal bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |