| lumbar plexus block |
regional anesthesia of the anterior and medial aspects of the leg by injection of a local anesthetic into the lumbar plexus.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| lumpy skin disease virus |
a virus of the genus Capripoxvirus that is the etiologic agent of lumpy skin disease in African cattle.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| lumbar flexure |
the ventral curvature of the back in the lumbar region.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| lumen |
In physics, specifically photometry (optics), the lumen (symbol: lm) is the SI derived unit of luminous flux. It is the amount of light that falls on a unit spherical area at unit distance from a source of one candela. In steradians this is equivalent to the amount of light that falls on a unit solid angle from a light source of one candela. Alternatively, one lumen is the total light produced by an isotropic light source of (1/4π) candelas. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_(unit)
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| lumbar puncture |
A procedure in which a needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give anticancer drugs intrathecally. Also called a spinal tap.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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