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| LAMINCETOMY (Sometimes performed by a neuro-surgeon) |
| Excision of part of the vertebrae to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves |
| LARYNX |
| The voice box |
| LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE |
| Loss of ‘pump’ function to left side of the heart |
| LESIONS |
| A word used to describe change in an area of the skin |
| LEUKAEMIA |
| A malignant disease |
| LEUKOCYTES |
| White blood cells |
| LEUKOPLAKIA |
| A white plaque often seen in the mouth |
| LITHOTRIPSY |
| A means of crushing renal stones |
| LIVER BIOPSY |
| A needle aspiration of liver tissue |
| LIVER FUNCTION TESTS |
| Usually blood tests to detect abnormalities in the liver |
| LUMBER PUNCTURE |
| A needle is inserted into the spinal canal so that cerebral spinal fluid can be aspirated to aid diagnosis (eg. Meningitis) |
| LYMPHOCYTES |
| White blood cells formed in lymphatic tissue |
| LYMPHOMA OR HODGKIN’S DISEASE |
| Both are malignant diseases of the lymphoid tissue |
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