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LUL
Acronym for the left upper lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is naturally the left lower lobe (LLL). The right lung has three lobes: the right lower lobe (RLL), the right middle lobe (RML), and the right…
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Show more- Radiomimetic Imitating radiation. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of radiation as in the case of…
- Tooth, wisdom One of the large molars in the very back of the jaw. The human jaw has changed in size over the course of…
- Mitochondrial cytopathy, Kearns-Sayre type See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Kidney cancer Kidney cancer: Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic…
- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…
- Pharmacogenomics The study of how variations in the human genome affect the response to medications. The older term…
- Agent, tocolytic A medication that can inhibit labor, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are…
- Laminaria A small rod-shaped piece of dried seaweed; when placed within the cervix, a laminaria causes it to gradually…
- Tuberculous Pertaining to tuberculosis. Affected by tuberculosis. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As in tuberculous…
- SRAS Syndrome respiratoire aigu severe (in French). In English, severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Scarring throughout the lungs without an identifiable cause. See: Pulmonary fibrosis
- Reticulocytosis An elevation in the number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) in blood, a sign of unusually rapid red…