Category: L

A temporary airway management device used to resuscitate patients who require endotracheal intubation but in whom intubation has failed or is unlikely to be successful. Untrained personnel find the device easier to use than standard intubation equipment because direct visualization of laryngeal anatomy is unnecessary. The LMA can be used in the field as well…

Air liquefied by great pressure and/or low temperature. It produces intense cold on evaporation.  

Activities chosen because they are pleasurable, relaxing, or in other ways emotionally satisfying, typically after work and other responsibilities are done.  

A diverse group of substances purified from the ascitic fluid of patients with ovarian cancer. It stimulates the growth of ovarian cancer and may be a useful screening test for the disease.  

A crystalline substance, C16H16N202, derived from ergot. Its derivative, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), is a potent hallucinogen.  

Rate of change in velocity per unit of time while on a straight course.  

The ingestion of cathartic drugs to relieve perceived constipation when non6 is present or to prevent the absorption of nutrients (e.g., in bulimia). Patients who consume excessive quantities of laxatives may complain of chronic diarrhea or may present with illnesses caused by electrolyte deficiencies.  

Deviation of a ray from the direction parallel to the optic axis.  

Deviation of a ray from the focus measured on a line perpendicular to the axis.  

A venereal disease in which the chief characteristic is enlargement of glands in the groin the infecting agent being a virus. A viral sexually transmitted infection marked by the development of a firm sore in the genital region, followed by swelling of the lymph nodes in the groin. It is also known as venereal lymphogranuloma.…