Category: L

An electrode attached to an arm or leg when taking an electrocardiogram. Any lead, unipolar or bipolar, in which a limb is the location of one of the electrodes.  

Sharp pains in the legs in someone who has tabes dorsalis.  

Changes in the eye to adapt to an unusually bright or dim light or to adapt to light after being in darkness. Reflex changes in the eye to allow vision in increased light (e.g., in normal light after being in the dark or in very bright light after being in normal light); it involves a…

Bright so that a person can see. Referring to hair or skin which is very pale. Weighing a comparatively small amount. Radiant electromagnetic energy limited to a wavelength of about 400 nm (extreme violet) to 770 nm (extreme red). Rather than possessing a dense or weighty consistency, certain food items are characterized by their porous…

A particular way of carrying an injured or unconscious person. A cosmetic operation to remove signs of age or to change a body feature.  

A disease which may kill.  

A machine that takes over one or more vital functions such as breathing when someone is unable to survive unaided because of a disease or injury. Equipment and services, including administration of nutrition and fluids, which support one or more of the life-sustaining functions of circulation (heart), respiration (breathing), nutrition, and kidney function. When a…

Equipment kept ready in case of an emergency, e.g. boats, stretchers or first-aid kits.  

A significant event which alters a person’s status as regards taxation, insurance or employment benefits, e.g. the birth of a child or the onset of a disability.  

The quality that makes a person or thing alive and not dead or inorganic. The capability of using metabolic or biochemical processes to grow, reproduce, and adapt to the environment.