Category: L

A ring of cartilage around the rim of a joint. Labra, lip edge or liplike structure (e.g., labrum glenoidule, cartilage of the glenoid cavity in the shoulder). A lip or liplike structure; occurring, for example, around the margins of the articulating socket (acetabulum) of the hip bone.  

The pains felt at regular intervals by a woman as the muscles of the uterus contract during childbirth. Experiencing distressing muscle contractions in the uterus is a common occurrence during childbirth. These contractions serve to widen the cervix and subsequently guide the baby through the birth canal for the delivery process.  

Difficult breathing, which can be due to various causes such as asthma.  

The methods or skills needed to perform experiments in a laboratory.  

A person who does practical work in a laboratory and has particular care of equipment.  

A qualified person in charge of a laboratory.  

A surgical operation to repair damaged or deformed lips.  

A tendency for a person’s mood to change suddenly.  

In insurance, the basis for a claim under the terms of an insurance policy. Any diminution of quantity, quality or value of property, resulting from the occurrence of some peril or hazard. The basis of claim on the part of a party to a lawsuit or an insurance carrier. Power dissipation refers to the energy…

In malpractice, a rule which bases the standard of care a physician owes a patient on the standard of care generally attained in a specific locality. The most restrictive form of the rule is that the measure of a physician’s duty of care to a patient is that degree of care, skill, and diligence used…