| LAUP | laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty |
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| LD | labor and delivery; laboratory data; labyrinthine defect; lactate dehydrogenase; laser Doppler; lear... |
| LDA | laser Doppler anemometry; left dorso-anterior [fetal position]; linear discriminant analysis; lympho... |
| LDV | lactic dehydrogenase virus; large dense-cored vesicle; laser Doppler velocimetry; lateral distant vi... |
| LIA | Laser Institute of America; leukemia-associated inhibitory activity; lock-in amplifier; lymphocyte-i... |
| laparoscopically assisted surgery | Operative procedure performed using combined laparoscopic and open techniques; most commonly applied to colon or small intestinal resections with anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laparoscopic surgery | Operative procedure performed using minimally invasive surgical technique for exposure that avoids traditional incision. Visualization is achieved using a fibre optic instrument, usually attached to a video camera. (05 Mar 2000) |