Abbreviations-L Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
l
A
liter
2
Q
L1 through L5
A
lumbar vertebrae
3
Q
L & A
A
light and accommodation
4
Q
LA
A
left atrium
5
Q
lab
A
laboratory
6
Q
lac
A
laceration
7
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending
8
Q
LADA
A
latent autoimmune diabetes in adults
9
Q
LAP
A
laparoscopy; leucine aminopeptidase
10
Q
lap
A
laparotomy
11
Q
lar, lx
A
larynx
12
Q
laryn
A
laryngitis; laryngoscopy
13
Q
laser
A
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
14
Q
LASIK
A
laser in situ keratomileusis lat lateral
15
Q
LAVH
A
laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
16
Q
LB
A
large bowel; low back
17
Q
lb
A
pound
18
Q
LBBB
A
left bundle branch block
19
Q
LBP
A
low back pain
20
Q
LBW
A
low birth weight
21
Q
LBBX
A
left breast biopsy and examination
22
Q
LCIS
A
lobular carcinoma in situ
23
Q
L & D
A
labor and delivery
24
Q
LDD
A
light-dark discrimination
25
LDL
low-density lipoproteins
26
LE
left eye; life expectancy; lower extremity; lupus erythematosus; lymphedema
27
LEP, LPT
leptin
28
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
29
lg
large
30
LH
luteinizing hormone
31
LHBD
left heart bypass device
32
LHF
left-sided heart failure
33
lig
ligament
34
liq
liquid
35
litho
lithotripsy
36
LLE
lower left extremity
37
LLL
left lower lobe
38
LLQ
left lower quadrant
39
LLSB
left lower sternal border
40
L/min
liters per minute
41
LMP
last menstrual period
42
LNMP
last normal menstrual period
43
LOC
levels of consciousness; loss of consciousness
44
LOM
limitation of motion; loss of motion
45
LOS
length of stay
46
LP
light perception; lumbar puncture; lumboperitoneal
47
LPF
low-power field
48
LPS
lipase
49
LR
light reaction
50
LRDKT
living related donor kidney transplant
51
LRT
lower respiratory tract
52
LSB
left sternal border
53
lt
left
54
LTB
laryngotracheobronchitis
55
LTC
long-term care
56
LTH
lactogenic hormone; luteotropic hormone
57
LUE
left upper extremity
58
LUL
left upper lobe
59
LUQ
left upper quadrant
60
LV
left ventricle
61
LVH
left ventricle hypertrophy
62
lymphs
lymphocytes
