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Medical Dictionary Terms Beginning with L
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Labia
Labia: Latin for lips. There are two pairs of labia (lips) at the entrance to the vagina. They are the labia majora (the larger outside pair) and the labia minora (the smaller inside pair). Together they form part of the vulva (the female externamore detail info...
Labia majora
Labia majora: The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).more detail info...
Labia minora
Labia minora: The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).more detail info...
Labile
Labile: Unstable.more detail info...
Labile diabetes
Labile diabetes: A term used when a diabetic person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly and widely from high to low and from low to high. Also called brittle and unstable diabetes. Diabetes is associated with abnormally high levelmore detail info...
Labium
Labium: A lip. Labium is the singular of the Latin neuter noun meaning &a lip.& The plural is labia.more detail info...
Labor
Labor: The journey of the baby and placenta (afterbirth) from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. Synonymous with childbirth, confinement, delivery, parturition, and travail (the French word for work).more detail info...
Laboratory
Laboratory: A place for doing tests and research procedures and preparing chemicals, etc. Although ôlaboratoryö looks very like the Latin ôlaboratoriumö (a place to labor, a work place), the word ôlaboratoryö came from the Latin ôelaborareö (to wmore detail info...
Labyrinth
Labyrinth: The maze of canals in the inner ear. The labyrinth is the portion of the ear that is responsible for sensing balance. Inflammaton of the labyrinth (labyrinthitis) can be accompanied by vertigo.more detail info...
Labyrinthitis
Labyrinthitis: Inflammation of the labyrinth. The labyrinth is the portion of the ear that is responsible for sensing balance. Inflammaton of the labyrinth (labyrinthitis) can be accompanied by vertigo.more detail info...
Laceration
Laceration: Severed skin. A cut. Washing a cut or scrape with soap and water and keeping it clean and dry is all that is required to care for most wounds. Putting alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and iodine into a wound can delay healing and shouldmore detail info...
Lacrimal
Lacrimal: Pertaining to tears.more detail info...
Lacrimation
Lacrimation: Shedding tears.more detail info...
Lactase
Lactase: Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose.more detail info...
Lactase deficiency
Lactase deficiency: Lack of an enzyme called lactase in the small intestine that is needed to digest lactose, a component of milk and some other dairy products. Most people are born with the ability to make adequate amounts of lactase, but lactasmore detail info...
Lactation
Lactation: Giving milk.more detail info...
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus: Literally milk bacteria, normally found in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina.more detail info...
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus acidophilus: Bug that produces acidophilus milk.more detail info...
Lactose intolerance
Lactose intolerance: Inability to digest lactose, a component of milk and some other dairy products. The basis for this condition is lack of an enzyme called lactase in the small intestine. Lactase is essential to digest lactose. Without enough lamore detail info...
Lacuna
Lacuna: A small pit, cavity, defect or gap.more detail info...
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