Glossary You can always search for entries (regexp permitted). Begins with Contains Exactly matches All All There are 408 entries in the glossary. Pages: «1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 » Term Definition Leukemia Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.   Linkage Studies Tests conducted among family members to determine how a genetic trait is passed on through generations.   Liver The largest organ in the body. Its main jobs are to secrete bile (to help digestion), detoxify the blood and change food into energy.   Local anaesthetic A local anaesthetic is a drug that is injected by needle or applied as a cream, which causes a loss of feeling in a specific area of the body.   Local anesthesia Drugs that cause a temporary loss of feeling in one part of the body. The patient remains awake but has no feeling in the part of the body treated with the anesthetic.   Lordosis An abnormal forward curving of the spine.   Lung Lungs are a pair of organs in the chest that control breathing. They remove carbon dioxide from the blood and replace it with oxygen.   Lupus Any of several diseases (as lupus vulgaris or systemic lupus erythematosus) characterized by skin lesions   Lymph nodes Small oval tissues that remove unwanted bacteria and particles from the body. Part of the immune system.   Lymphocytic Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.   Lymphoid Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also refers to tissue in which lymphocytes develop.   Magnetic resonance imaging An imaging technique that uses radio waves, magnetic fields, and computer analysis to create a picture of body tissues and structures. aka MRI   Malaria An acute or chronic disease caused by the presence of sporozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium in the red blood cells, transmitted from an infected to an uninfected individual by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells and the release of toxic substances by the parasite at the end of each reproductive cycle   Malignant Malignant is a term used to describe a life-threatening or worsening condition. In the case of tumours, malignant means cancerous.   Mastectomy A mastectomy is an operation to remove a breast, and most of the skin covering it. It is usually done to treat or prevent breast cancer.   Measles An acute contagious disease that is caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus (species Measles virus), that commences with catarrhal symptoms, conjunctivitis, cough, and Koplik's spots on the oral mucous membrane, and that is marked by the appearance on the third or fourth day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline -- called also rubeola   Meningitis Inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that envelop the brain and the spinal cord; may cause hearing loss or deafness.   Menopause The time in a women's life when menstrual periods stop.   Merosin A protein found in the connective tissue that surrounds muscle fibers.   Metabolic Relating to metabolism (chemical changes occurring in the various tissues of the body).   All Glossary V2.0

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