Health-encyclopedia-L
From WikiMD's Food, Medicine & Wellness Encyclopedia
Health encyclopedia articles[edit source]
- L-DOPA
- LASIK
- LDL
- LDL receptor
- LILFU
- LNCaP
- LRBA deficiency
- LY-379,268
- La Crosse encephalitis
- Labcorp Drug Development
- Labetalol
- Labial frenectomy
- Labiaplasty
- Labor
- Labor induction
- Laboratory specimen
- Labored breathing
- Labyrinthine fistula
- Labyrinthitis
- Lachiewicz–Sibley syndrome
- Lachman test
- Lacosamide
- Lacquer dermatitis
- Lacrimal groove
- Lacrimal sac
- Lactase
- Lactation consultant
- Lactational amenorrhea
- Lactic acidosis
- Lactitol
- Lactobacillus
- Lactose Intolerance
- Lactose intolerance
- Lactucarium
- Lactulose
- Lacunar stroke
- Ladin's sign
- Ladostigil
- Laennec's cirrhosis
- Lafora disease
- Lagophthalmos
- Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome
- Lamellar body count
- Lamellar ichthyosis
- Laminectomy
- Laminopathy
- Laminoplasty
- Lamivudine
- Lamotrigine
- Lanadelumab
- Lancisi's sign
- Landau reflex
- Landau–Kleffner syndrome
- Lane Medical Library
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Langerhans cell sarcoma
- Language disorder
- Lansoprazole
- Lanthanum carbonate
- Lanugo
- Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy
- Lapatinib
- Lapisteride
- Large cell
- Large for gestational age
- Large-cell acanthoma
- Large-cell lung carcinoma
- Laron syndrome
- Larrey's sign
- Larsen syndrome
- Laryngeal cancer
- Laryngeal cleft
- Laryngeal mask airway
- Laryngeal papillomatosis
- Laryngeal tube
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngitis
- Laryngocele
- Laryngology
- Laryngomalacia
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Laryngoscopy
- Laryngospasm
- Laryngotracheal stenosis
- Laser blended vision
- Laser hair removal
- Laser medicine
- Laser speckle contrast imaging
- Laser surgery
- Lasmiditan
- Lasofoxifene
- Lassa fever
- Last offices
- Latah
- Latanoprost
- Late effect
- Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Late-onset hypogonadism
- Latent inhibition
- Latent tuberculosis
- Lateral flow test
- Lateral hypothalamus
- Lateral inhibition
- Lateral internal sphincterotomy
- Lateral lemniscus
- Lateral medullary syndrome
- Lateral pontine syndrome
- Lateral vestibulospinal tract
- Latex Allergy
- Latex allergy
- Lathosterolosis
- Latrodectism
- Latrotoxin
- Lattice degeneration
- Latunde Odeku
- Laudanosine
- Laudanum
- Laughter-induced syncope
- Laugier–Hunziker syndrome
- Laurence–Moon syndrome
- Laurie Glimcher
- Lavender oil
- Lawrence Joseph Henderson
- Laxative
- Layer of rods and cones
- Lazaretto
- Lazarus sign
- Lazarus syndrome
- Le Fort fracture of skull
- Lea test
- Lead Poisoning
- Lead poisoning
- Leader Stirling
- Leah Lowenstein
- Leana Wen
- Learned intermediary
- Learning disabilities
- Learning problems in childhood cancer
- Leber congenital amaurosis
- Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
- Lecithin
- Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
- Lecithin–sphingomyelin ratio
- Lectin
- Lectin pathway
- Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir
- Lee Silverman voice treatment
- Leech
- Leech collector
- Leeds School of Medicine
- Leena Peltonen-Palotie
- Leflunomide
- Left anterior fascicular block
- Left atrial appendage occlusion
- Left atrial enlargement
- Left bundle branch block
- Left posterior fascicular block
- Left shift (medicine)
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Left without being seen
- Legality of euthanasia
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease
- Legionella
- Legionellosis
- Legionnaires' disease
- Legius syndrome
- Leicester Medical School
- Leigh syndrome
- Leila Denmark
- Leiner's disease
- Leiomyoma
- Leiomyomatous hamartoma
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Leishman stain
- Leishmania infantum
- Leishmaniasis
- Leiv Kreyberg
- Lelis syndrome
- Lemierre's syndrome
- Lena Levine
- Lenalidomide
- Length of stay
- Length time bias
- Lennert lymphoma
- Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
- Lenore Terr
- Lensmeter
- Lente insulin
- Lentiform nucleus
- Lentiginosis
- Lentigo
- Lentigo maligna
- Lentigo maligna melanoma
- Lentigo simplex
- Lentivirus
- Lenvatinib
- Lenz–Majewski syndrome
- Leo Alexander
- Leo Galland
- Leo Schamroth
- Leon County Emergency Medical Services
- Leon Wachholz
- Leonard B. Kaban
- Leonard B. Strang
- Leonard Calabrese
- Leonard Hayflick
- Leonard I. Zon
- Leonard Parsons
- Leonard Thompson (diabetic)
- Leonard White (physician)
- Leonard Williams (physician)
- Leonardo Bianchi
- Leonhard Ludwig Finke
- Leonid Roshal
- Leonidas (physician)
- Leonine facies
- Leonora King
- Leontiasis ossea
- Leoparda
- Leopold Auenbrugger
- Leopold Griffuel Prize
- Leopold Moll
- Leopold Schenk
- Leopold von Schrötter
- Leopold's maneuvers
- Leper colony
- Lepidopterism
- Lepirudin
- Lepromatous leprosy
- Lepromin
- Leprostatic agent
- Leprosy
- Leprosy Control
- Leprosy in India
- Leprosy in Japan
- Leprosy in Malta
- Leptin
- Leptomeningeal cancer
- Leptospirosis
- Leri pleonosteosis
- Les Paradis artificiels
- Leschke syndrome
- Lesch–Nyhan syndrome
- Leser–Trélat sign
- Lesinurad/allopurinol
- Lesion
- Lesional demyelinations of the central nervous system
- Lesley Regan
- Leslie Iversen
- Lester Breslow
- Lester Dragstedt
- Lethal acantholytic epidermolysis bullosa
- Lethal arthrogryposis with anterior horn cell disease
- Lethal congenital contracture syndrome
- Lethal dose
- Lethal midline granuloma
- Lethal white syndrome
- Letrozole
- Letterer–Siwe disease
- Leucism
- Leukapheresis
- Leukemia
- Leukemia & Lymphoma
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Leukemia (journal)
- Leukemia cutis
- Leukemia inhibitory factor
- Leukemid
- Leukemoid reaction
- Leukoaraiosis
- Leukocoria
- Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
- Leukocyte adhesion molecule deficiency
- Leukocyte esterase
- Leukocyte extravasation
- Leukocyte-promoting factor
- Leukocytosis
- Leukoderma
- Leukodystrophies
- Leukodystrophy
- Leukoedema
- Leukoencephalopathy
- Leukoencephalopathy with neuroaxonal spheroids
- Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
- Leukonychia
- Leukopenia
- Leukoplakia
- Leukopoiesis
- Leukoreduction
- Leukorrhea
- Leukotriene
- Leukotriene C4 synthase deficiency
- Leukotriene receptor antagonist-associated Churg–Strauss syndrome
- Leuprorelin
- Lev's disease
- Levamisole
- Levator ani syndrome
- Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
- Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale
- Levetiracetam
- Levi Cooper Lane
- Levine scale
- Levine's sign
- Levinus Lemnius
- Levo-Transposition of the great arteries
- Levoamphetamine
- Levocardia
- Levocetirizine
- Levofloxacin
- Levomefolic acid
- Levomilnacipran
- Levonorgestrel
- Levonorgestrel-releasing implant
- Levopropylhexedrine
- Levosalbutamol
- Levothyroxine
- Lewis Atterbury Stimson
- Lewis Caleb Beck
- Lewis W. Wannamaker
- Lewis antigen system
- Lewis lead
- Lewis offset
- Lewisite
- Lewy body
- Lewy body dementias
- Ley Sander
- Leydig cell tumour
- Leyla Adamyan
- Lhermitte's sign
- Lhermitte–Duclos disease
- Li Wenliang
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education
- Liaison psychiatry
- Libby Zion Law
- Liber pantegni
- Liberation by Oppression
- Libman–Sacks endocarditis
- Liborio Zerda
- Library of the Surgeon General's Office
- Lice
- Licensed behavior analyst
- Licensed practical nurse
- Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery
- Lichen aureus
- Lichen myxedematosus
- Lichen nitidus
- Lichen planus
- Lichen ruber moniliformis
- Lichen sclerosus
- Lichen scrofulosorum
- Lichen simplex chronicus
- Lichen spinulosus
- Lichen striatus
- Lichen verrucosus et reticularis
- Lichenoid eruption
- Lichenoid trikeratosis
- Lichtenberg figure
- Lid lag
- Liddle's syndrome
- Lidia Rudnicka
- Lidocaine
- Lidocaine/prilocaine
- Lieber Institute for Brain Development
- Liebermann–Burchard test
- Life Alert Emergency Response
- Life Extension Institute
- Life Support
- Life expectancy
- Life extension
- Life support
- Life-process model of addiction
- Lifeguard
- Lifespan diabetes and metabolic clinic
- Lifestyle medicine
- Lifetime reserve days
- Ligamenta flava
- Ligamentotaxis
- Ligamentous laxity
- Ligature (medicine)
- Light therapy
- Lightheadedness
- Lightning injury
- Lightwood's law
- Lightwood–Albright syndrome
- Ligneous conjunctivitis
- Likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing
- Lila Wallis
- Lilian Welsh
- Lillian H. South
- Lillian Heath
- Lillias Hamilton
- Lillias Horton Underwood
- Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill
- Lilly Marks
- Limb body wall complex
- Limb girdle syndrome
- Limb infarction
- Limb perfusion
- Limbal nodule
- Limbal relaxing incisions
- Limbal ring
- Limbic encephalitis
- Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy
- Limbus sign
- Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy
- Limb–mammary syndrome
- Limen
- Limited symptom attack
- Limp
- Linaclotide
- Linagliptin
- Lincoln sign
- Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
- Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service
- Linda Cardozo
- Linda Laubenstein
- Linda Tyfield
- Lindane
- Lindsay Tribunal
- Linea alba (cheek)
- Linea nigra
- Lineage markers
- Linear IgA bullous dermatosis
- Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis
- Linear atrophoderma of Moulin
- Linear epitope
- Linear focal elastosis
- Linear gingival erythema
- Linear no-threshold model
- Linear particle accelerator
- Linear verrucous epidermal nevus
- Lines of Zahn
- Linezolid
- Linford Rees
- Lingshu Jing
- Lingual frenectomy
- Linitis plastica
- Liothyronine
- Lip augmentation
- Lip lift
- Lipaemia
- Lipedema
- Lipedematous alopecia
- Lipid emulsion
- Lipid hypothesis
- Lipid pneumonia
- Lipid storage disorder
- Lipid-lowering agent
- Lipidology
- Lipiduria
- Lipoarabinomannan
- Lipoatrophia annularis
- Lipoatrophia semicircularis
- Lipoatrophic diabetes
- Lipoatrophy
- Lipoblastoma
- Lipoblastomatosis
- Lipochrome
- Lipodermatosclerosis
- Lipodystrophy
- Lipofibromatosis
- Lipohyalinosis
- Lipohypertrophy
- Lipoic acid
- Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Lipoidal estradiol
- Lipolysis
- Lipoma
- Lipomatosis
- Lipoplatin
- Lipopolysaccharide binding protein
- Lipoprotein
- Lipoprotein lipase
- Lipoprotein lipase deficiency
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Lipoprotein-X
- Liposarcoma
- Liposome
- Liposuction
- Lipozene
- Lipschütz ulcer
- Liquefactive necrosis
- Liquid bandage
- Liquid biopsy
- Liquid breathing
- Liquid ventilator
- Liraglutide
- Lisa Bortolotti
- Lisa Cooper
- Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy
- Lisch nodule
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Lisfranc injury
- Lisinopril
- Lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide
- Lisker's sign
- Lisp
- Lissencephaly
- List of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks
- Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Listeriosis
- Listing's law
- Liston knife
- Lisuride
- Lithium (medication)
- Lithopedion
- Lithotomy
- Lithotomy position
- Lithotrite
- Litten's sign
- Live attenuated influenza vaccine
- Livedo
- Livedo racemosa
- Livedo reticularis
- Livedoid dermatitis
- Livedoid vasculitis
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver abscess
- Liver biopsy
- Liver cancer
- Liver disease
- Liver failure
- Liver fluke
- Liver function tests
- Liver kidney microsomal type 1 antibody
- Liver scratch test
- Liver span
- Liver spot
- Liver support system
- Liver transplantation
- Liver tumor
- Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Living Wills
- Livor mortis
- Lixisenatide
- Lizzie Velásquez
- Li–Fraumeni syndrome
- Ljubica Luković
- Lloyd Saxon Graham
- Lloyd's sign
- Lloyd-Davies position
- Loa loa filariasis
- Lobar pneumonia
- Lobation
- Lobectomy
- Lobeglitazone
- Lobomycosis
- Lobotomy
- Lobular carcinoma
- Lobular carcinoma in situ
- Lobulation
- Local anesthesia
- Local anesthetic
- Local anesthetic nerve block
- Local gigantism
- Local hormone
- Localized disease
- Localized granuloma annulare
- Localized heat contact urticaria
- Localized lichen myxedematosus
- Localized lipodystrophy
- Localized pustular psoriasis
- Lochia
- Locked-in syndrome
- Lockets
- Lockwood's sign
- Locomotor ataxia
- Loeffler endocarditis
- Loeys–Dietz syndrome
- Lofepramine
- Lofexidine
- Logopenic progressive aphasia
- Logorrhea (psychology)
- Logrolling (medicine)
- Lohmann & Rauscher
- Loin pain hematuria syndrome
- Loline alkaloid
- Lombard effect
- Lonafarnib
- Loncastuximab tesirine
- London Ambulance Service
- London Research Institute
- London School of Medicine for Women
- London medical students at Belsen
- London's Air Ambulance Charity
- Long COVID
- Long Grove Hospital
- Long QT syndrome
- Long interspersed nuclear element
- Long thoracic nerve
- Long-Term Care
- Long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist
- Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
- Long-term care
- Long-term depression
- Long-term effects of alcohol
- Long-term effects of cannabis
- Long-term nonprogressor
- Long-term video-EEG monitoring
- Longevity
- Longitudinal erythronychia
- Longwood Medical and Academic Area
- Loop electrical excision procedure
- Loop of Henle
- Loose anagen syndrome
- Loperamide
- Lopinavir/ritonavir
- Loratadine
- Lorazepam
- Lorcaserin
- Lord Cohen Medal
- Lordosis
- Lordosis behavior
- Loren Mosher
- Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright
- Lorentz Eldjarn
- Lorenz E. Zimmerman
- Lorenzo Tomatis
- Lori Brotto
- Lori J. Pierce
- Lorpiprazole
- Lorraine Potocki
- Los Angeles Fire Department
- Losartan
- Losartan/hydrochlorothiazide
- Loteprednol
- Lotus birth
- Louis A. Perrotta
- Louis Aronne
- Louis Bolk
- Louis Diamond
- Louis Gluck
- Louis Joseph Sanson
- Louis Odier
- Louis Pasteur
- Louis Pasteur Vallery-Radot
- Louis Queyrat
- Louis Robinson
- Louis Washkansky
- Louis de Wecker
- Louis Émile Javal
- Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq
- Louis-Antoine Ranvier
- Louis-Auguste Desmarres
- Louis-Joseph Seutin
- Louisa Aldrich-Blake
- Louisa Garrett Anderson
- Louisa Martindale
- Louisa Van Vleet Spicer Wright
- Louise A. Brinton
- Louise Brown
- Louise Celia Fleming
- Louise L. Sloan
- Louise McCullough
- Louise McIlroy
- Louse-feeder
- Louvel's sign
- Lovastatin
- Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
- Low Vision
- Low back pain
- Low birth weight
- Low copy number
- Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
- Low pressure hydrocephalus
- Low-carbohydrate diet
- Low-density lipoprotein
- Low-density lipoprotein receptor gene family
- Low-dose naltrexone
- Low-fat diet
- Low-fiber/low-residue diet
- Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
- Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound
- Low-level laser therapy
- Low-molecular-weight heparin
- Low-protein diet
- Low-set ears
- Low-threshold treatment programs
- Lowenberg's sign
- Lower anterior resection
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- Lower gastrointestinal series
- Lower motor neuron lesion
- Lower respiratory tract infection
- Lower urinary tract symptoms
- Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
- Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome
- Lowry–MacLean syndrome
- Loxapine
- Loxoscelism
- Lubiprostone
- Lubomyr Kuzmak
- Luc Montagnier
- Lucey–Driscoll syndrome
- Luciano Fadiga
- Lucid interval
- Lucilla Green Cheney
- Lucinda L. Combs
- Lucio Bini
- Lucio's phenomenon
- Lucky iron fish
- Lucy Meredith Bryce
- Lucy Ozarin
- Lucy S. Tompkins
- Lucy Wills
- Ludvig Hektoen
- Ludvig Puusepp
- Ludwig Cancer Research
- Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende
- Ludwig Merzbacher
- Ludwig scale
- Ludwig's angina
- Luer taper
- Lufenuron
- Lufttransport
- Lugol's iodine
- Luhansk State Medical University
- Luigi Cornaro
- Luis Agote
- Luis Razetti
- Luis Zayas (professor)
- Luisa Massimo
- Lujan–Fryns syndrome
- Lujo mammarenavirus
- Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky)
- Luke the Evangelist
- Lumacaftor
- Lumbar disc disease
- Lumbar enlargement
- Lumbar provocative discography
- Lumbar puncture
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Lumirubin
- Lumleian Lectures
- Lumpectomy
- Lun Htar Htar
- Lunatic
- Lunatic asylum
- Lund and Browder chart
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer (journal)
- Lung India
- Lung Transplantation
- Lung abscess
- Lung allocation score
- Lung cancer
- Lung cancer screening
- Lung cancer staging
- Lung cancer susceptibility
- Lung cavity
- Lung compliance
- Lung hernia
- Lung infarction
- Lung nodule
- Lung transplantation
- Lung volumes
- Lunotriquetral shear test
- Lunula (anatomy)
- Lupoid sycosis
- Lupus
- Lupus and pregnancy
- Lupus anticoagulant
- Lupus band test
- Lupus erythematosus
- Lupus erythematosus panniculitis
- Lupus headache
- Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei
- Lupus nephritis
- Lupus pernio
- Lupus vasculitis
- Lupus vulgaris
- Lurasidone
- Lusitropy
- Luspatercept
- Luteal phase
- Luteal support
- Luteinizing hormone
- Lutembacher's syndrome
- Luteoma
- Luther Emmett Holt
- Lutheran antigen system
- Luxating patella
- Luxol fast blue stain
- Lyall Stuart Scott
- Lycopenemia
- Lyda Osorio
- Lydia Fairchild
- Lydia Manley Henry
- Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner
- Lyme Disease
- Lyme disease
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymph node biopsy
- Lymphadenectomy
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphangiectasia
- Lymphangiogenesis
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Lymphangioma
- Lymphangioma circumscriptum
- Lymphangiomatosis
- Lymphangiosarcoma
- Lymphangiosclerosis
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
- Lymphatic disease
- Lymphatic filariasis
- Lymphatic filariasis in India
- Lymphatic pump
- Lymphedema
- Lymphedema praecox
- Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome
- Lymphoblast
- Lymphoblastic lymphoma
- Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1
- Lymphocytic colitis
- Lymphocytic esophagitis
- Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
- Lymphocytic pleocytosis
- Lymphocytopenia
- Lymphocytosis
- Lymphoepithelial lesion
- Lymphoepithelioma
- Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
- Lymphogram
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Lymphohemangioma
- Lymphoid leukemia
- Lymphokine
- Lymphology Association of North America
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoma Association
- Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
- Lymphomatoid papulosis
- Lymphopoiesis
- Lymphoproliferative disorders
- Lymphoproliferative response
- Lynestrenol
- Lyngstadaas syndrome
- Lynn Gilderdale
- Lynn Ponton
- Lynn Staheli
- Lysergic acid diethylamide
- Lysinuric protein intolerance
- Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
- Lytico-bodig disease
- Lépine's sign
- Léri–Weill dyschondrosteosis
- Löffler's syndrome
- Löfgren syndrome
Encyclopedia of health | Dictionary of medicine | Glossary of medicine | Encyclopedia of medicine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0-9 |
Navigation: Wellness - Encyclopedia - Health topics - Disease Index - Drugs - World Directory - Gray's Anatomy - Keto diet - Recipes
Search WikiMD
Ad.Tired of being Overweight? Try W8MD's physician weight loss program.
Semaglutide (Ozempic / Wegovy and Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) available.
Advertise on WikiMD
WikiMD is not a substitute for professional medical advice. See full disclaimer.
Credits:Most images are courtesy of Wikimedia commons, and templates Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY SA or similar.
Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD