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  • Megakaryocyte

    Large bone marrow cell with large or multiple nuclei. It gives rise to blood platelets. A large bone marrow cell having large or many nuclei. A bone marrow cell which produces blood platelets. Large bone marrow cell that gives rise to platelets. A large cell normally found in the bone marrow that gives rise to…

  • Meconium

    First feces of a newborn infant, made up of salts, amniotic fluid, mucus, bile and epithelial cells. The substance is greenish black, almost odorless and tarry. The first stool of a newborn, greenish black and with a tarry consistency. The material in the intestinal tract of a newborn infant before true feces are formed. The…

  • McBurney’s point

    Point of special abdominal tenderness indicating acute appendicitis. It lies over and corresponds with the normal position of the appendix. The point of special tenderness in acute appendicitis; corresponds with the normal position of the base of the appendix. A point which indicates the usual position of the appendix on the right side of the…

  • Macrocephaly

    Larger than normal head. An enlarged head. The condition of having an unusually large head. Abnormality (usually but not always congenital) characterized by an abnormally large head and brain, usually resulting in mental and growth retardation. It differs from hydrocephalus in that the overgrowth is symmetrical, and there is no increased intracranial pressure. A congenital…

  • Lymphocytopenia

    Presence of abnormally small numbers of lymphocytes in the circulating blood. Lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes in the blood circulation, because of malignancy, nutritional deficiency, blood disorder, infection, or certain other conditions; also called lymphopenia.  

  • Lymphangitis

    Inflammation of lymph vessels that usually results from infection, causing red streaks extending from the infected area, accompanied by fever, headache, and muscle pain. Treatment is by antibiotics. An inflammation of the channels of the lymph system that are located below the skin. Lymphangitis is commonly caused by Streptococcus bacteria that have entered the lymphatic…

  • Lumbar

    Pertaining to the part of the back between the thorax and pelvis. Of, or pertaining to, or near the loins. Referring to the lower part of the back. To that part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis. Pertaining to the area of the lower back between the ribs and pelvis. Having to…

  • Lipiduria

    Lipids in the urine.  

  • Leiomyoma

    Tumor of smooth-muscle tissue. A tumour of smooth muscle, especially the smooth muscle coating the uterus. Benign tumor of smooth muscle, most often occurring in the uterus (leiomyofibroma) or digestive tract. A noncancerous tumor of the smooth muscles that control the movements of the internal organs. Leiomyomas can occur in the bladder, breast, esophagus, and…

  • Lassitude

    State of exhaustion or profound listlessness. A feeling of tiredness or weakness. A state where a person does not want to do anything, sometimes because he or she is depressed. Weakness or fatigue not caused by physical exertion.  

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