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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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