Category: L

  • Lie of fetus

    The position of the fetus in the uterus.  

  • Lientery

    A form of diarrhoea where the food passes through the intestine rapidly without being digested. Diarrhea with the passage of undigested food in the feces. This may indicate simply rapid transit of food through the digestive tract or some form of malabsorption. A type of disrupted bowel function where the ingestion of food leads to…

  • Lienorenal

    Relating to or affecting both the spleen and the kidneys.  

  • Lienculus

    A small secondary spleen sometimes found in the body.  

  • Lienal

    Relating to or affecting the spleen.  

  • Lie

    To be in a flat position. In pregnancy, a general term for whether the fetus is longitudinal (up-and-down) or transverse (horizontal) in the uterus. During pregnancy, the orientation of the fetus with respect to the mother’s body is significant. Typically, as pregnancy progresses, the fetus’s long axis (from head to tailbone) aligns parallel to the…

  • Lichenification

    Lichenification

    A thickening of the skin at the site of a lesion. Thickening and hardening of skin, often resulting from scratching or irritation. Thickening of the skin resulting in thick, dry, leathery skin. The markings of the skin may become prominent. Lichenification is the result of constant scratching and rubbing and is most often associated with…

  • Licentiate

    A person who has been given a licence to practise as a doctor. An individual who practices a profession by the authority granted by a license.  

  • Licence

    An official document which allows someone to do something, e.g. one allowing a doctor to practise, a pharmacist to make and sell drugs or, in the USA, a nurse to practise.  

  • Leydig tumour

    A tumour of the Leydig cells of the testis. It often releases testosterone, which makes young boys show early signs of maturing.