Abbreviation | Expansion |
L & A | Light and Accommodation |
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LAc | Licensed Acupuncturist |
LAD | Left Anterior Descending (artery) |
LAE | Left atrial enlargement |
LAHB | Left Anterior Hemiblock |
LAO | Left Anterior Oblique |
LAP | Left Atrial Pressure, Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase |
LATS | Long Acting Thyroid Stimulator |
LB | Large Bowel |
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LBBB | Left Bundle Branch Block |
LBT | Lupus Band Test |
LBW | Low Birth Weight |
LCA | Left Coronary Artery |
LCAT | Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase |
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LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
LE | Lupus Erythematosus |
LE | Lower Extremities |
LEEP | Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure |
LES | Lower Esophageal Sphincter |
LFTs | Liver Function Test |
LGSIL | Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
LGV | Lymphogranuloma Venereum |
LIH | Left Inguinal Hernia |
LIJ | Left Internal Jugular |
LLL | Left Lower Lobe |
LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
LMA | Laryngeal Mask Airway |
LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
LMS | Licentiate of Medicine & Surgery |
LNMP | Last Normal Menstrual Period |
LNPF | Lymph Node Permeability Factor |
LOC | Loss of Conciousness |
LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
LP | Lumbar Puncture |
LPH | Lipotropic Pituitary Hormone (Lipotropin) |
LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
LRCP | Licentiate Royal College of Physicians |
LRCPI | Licentiate Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
LRCPS | Licentiate Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons |
LRCS | Licentiate Royal College of Surgeons |
LRCSI | Licentiate Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland |
LSC | Left Subclavian |
LSIL | Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
LT | Left |
LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
LVEF | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
LVET | Left Ventricular Ejection Time |
LVF | Left Ventricular Failure, heart condition |
LVH | Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
LVN | Licensed Visiting Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse |
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