Category: L
-
Local illness
Pathological changes in a single group of cells that make up one of the body’s organs or systems.
-
Local education agency (LEA)
Local school districts.
-
Local basic administrative unit
Local school district.
-
Local anesthetic
A drug administered for the purpose of anesthetizing a restricted area of the body, general anesthetic. Agent that reduces or eliminates sensation, especially pain, in a limited area of the body by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses in the area.
-
Lobeline
A nicotine substitute sometimes used in stop smoking programs. A drug administered by injection to stimulate breathing or given by mouth as a smoking deterrent Side-effects can include nausea, vomiting, coughing, headache, tremors, and dizziness.
-
Lobectomy
Excision or removal of parts of the prefrontal lobes of the brain by surgical methods was formerly used in the treatment of certain types of mental illness. A surgical operation to remove one of the lobes of an organ such as the lung. Surgical procedure in which a lobe of the lung is removed; performed…
-
Lobbyist
In politics, a representative of a special interest who makes contact with members of the legislature to influence the passage or rejection of specific pieces of legislation.
-
Living together
An arrangement in which two people live together without the formality of marriage implies intimacy does not constitute a common law marriage.
-
Livid
Suffused with blood to give a bright, congested appearance, usually applied to the face. Referring to skin with a blue colour because of being bruised or because of asphyxiation. Denoting a bluish color of the skin, such as that produced locally by a bruise or of the general complexion in cyanosis.
-
Liver microsomal enzyme
An enzyme in the liver that is essential in the metabolism of many drugs.