| LNLS | linear-nonlinear least squares |
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| LPS | lateral premotor system; levator palpebrae superioris [muscle]; linear profile scan; lipase; lipopol... |
| LS | lateral suspensor; left sacrum; left septum; left side; legally separated; leiomyosarcoma; length of... |
| LSF | linear spread function; lymphocyte-stimulating factor |
| MLS | mean lifespan; median life span; median longitudinal section; microphthalmia-linear skin defects [sy... |
| Fahrenheit scale | A thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32캟 and the boiling point of water 212캟; 0캟 indicates the lowest temperature Fahrenheit could obtain by a mixture of ice and salt in 1724; 캜 = (5/9)(캟 -32). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Karnofsky scale | A performance scale for rating a person's usual activities; used to evaluate a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Udden-Wentworth scale | <plant biology> A geometric scale of grain sizes which classifies particles of siliciclastic sediment from 4096 millimetres (boulders) in size down to 0.00006 millimetres (clay). This scale is almost universally accepted by modern sedimentologists (a type of geologist). It was first proposed in 1898 by Udden and then modified and extended in 1922 by Wentworth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Kelvin scale | Temperature scale in which the triple point of water is assigned the value of 273.16 K; 캜 = K -273.15. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Zubrod scale | A 5-point scale similar to the 10-point Karnofsky scale; both measure the performance status of a patient's ambulatory nature, from normal activity to total dependence on others for care. See: Karnofsky scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| French scale | A scale for grading sizes of sounds, tubules, and catheters as based on a measurement of 1/3 mm and equaling 1 fr on the scale (e.g., 3 fr = 1 mm); grading to scale is carried out using a metal plate with holes ranging from 1/3 mm to 1 cm in diameter. Synonym: Charriere scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leiter International Performance Scale | A nonverbal (performance) test for measuring intelligence which contains norms for each age between 2 and 18; originally developed as a method of assessing the comparative intellectual abilities of Caucasian, Chinese, and Japanese children, but now occasionally used for assessing slow learners and those who are blind, deaf, or verbally handicapped. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Likert scale | A method of measuring attitudes that asks respondents to indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement with statements, according to a three-or five-point scoring system, e.g., "strongly agree" "no opinion" or "strongly disagree." (05 Mar 2000) |