medicine encyclopedia----medical abbreviations: L
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| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| L | Leukocytes Lumbar vertebrae |
| LA | Lymphadenopathy Left atrium |
| Lab | Laboratory |
| LABBB | Left anterior bundle branch block |
| LAD | Left Anterior Descending - Coronary artery Leukocyte adhesion deficiency Left Axis Deviation - Electrocardiogram Lymphadenopathy |
| LAE | Left atrial enlargement |
| LAH | Left anterior hemiblock |
| LAHB | Left anterior hemiblock |
| Lam | Laminectomy |
| LAP | Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase |
| Lap | Laparotomy |
| LAR | Low Anterior Resection |
| LARP | Left → anterior, right → posterior (path of the vagi as they wander from thorax to abdomen) |
| LAS | Lymphadenopathy syndrome |
| Lat | Lateral |
| lb; LB | Pound (mass) |
| LBBB | Left bundle branch block |
| LBO | Large bowel obstruction |
| LBP | Low back pain |
| LBW | Low birth weight |
| LCA | Left coronary artery |
| LCIS | Lobular carcinoma in situ |
| LCM | Lymphocytic meningitis |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus |
| LCV | Leukocytoclastic vasculitis |
| LCX | Left circumflex artery |
| L&D | Labor and delivery - Childbirth |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| LDL-C | Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| L-DOPA | Levo-DihydrOxyPhenylAlanine |
| LEC | Lupus erythematosus cell |
| LEEP | Loop electrical excision procedure |
| LES | Lower esophageal sphincter Lupus erythematosus systemicus |
| LE | Lupus erythematosus (in German Lupus erythematodes) Lower extremity - Human leg |
| leu | Leukocytes |
| LFT | Liver function test |
| LGA | Large for gestational age, see birth weight |
| LGL | Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome |
| LGM | Lymphogranulomatosis maligna |
| LGSIL | Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| LGV | Lymphogranuloma venereum |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| Lig | Ligament |
| LIH | Left inguinal hernia |
| LLE | Left lower extremity |
| LLETZ | Large loop excision of the transformation zone |
| LLL | Left lower lobe |
| LLQ | Left lower quadrant |
| LM | Left Main |
| LMA | left mentoanterior - Fetal position |
| LMCA | Left main coronary artery |
| LMD | Local medical doctor |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period - first day of the menstrual period prior to conceiving, used to calculated Expected Date of Delivery. |
| LN | Lymph node |
| LOA | Left occipitoanterior - Fetal position |
| LOC | Loss of consciousness - Unconsciousness Level of consciousness (e.g. "altered LOC from head trauma") |
| LOL | Little old lady ... often LOL in NAD (see House of God) |
| LOP | Left occipitoposterior - Fetal position |
| LORTA | Loss Of Resistance To Air (in anesthesiology; when placing epidural, LORTA indicates entrance of needle to epidural space) |
| LOS | Length of stay |
| Lot | Lotion |
| Lp | Lipoprotein |
| LP | Lumbar puncture |
| LPH | Left posterior hemiblock - Heart block |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| LR | Lactated Ringer's solution |
| LRTI | Lower respiratory tract infection |
| LT | Heat labile |
| LTAC | Long-term acute care |
| LSB | Left sternal border |
| LSIL | Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| LUL | Left upper lobe - Lung |
| LUQ | Left upper quadrant |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| LVAD | Left ventricular assist device |
| LVEDP | Left ventricular end diastolic pressure |
| LVEF | Left ventricular ejection fraction |
| LVF | Left ventricular failure |
| LVH | Left ventricular hypertrophy |
| LVOT | Left Ventricular Outflow Track |
| Lc of ch | Laxative of choice |
| Ly | Lymphocytes |
| lytes | Electrolytes |
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