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lidocaine

A synthetic aminoethylamide with local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic properties. Lidocaine stabilizes the neuronal membrane by binding to and inhibiting … [Read more...]

lidocaine patch 5%

A transdermal patch containing a 5 percent aqueous base solution of the synthetic amide-type anesthetic lidocaine with analgesic activity. Upon topical … [Read more...]

Lidoderm

(Other name for: lidocaine patch 5%) … [Read more...]

Lidothesin

(Other name for: lidocaine) … [Read more...]

life tables

A table for a given population listing, for each sex and each age from 0 to 120, how many members die at that age and how many survive one more year. … [Read more...]

lifetime risk

The probability of developing or dying from cancer in the course of one's lifespan.Lifetime risk is the probability of developing or dying from cancer in … [Read more...]

ligation

The process of tying off blood vessels so that blood cannot flow to a part of the body or to a tumor. … [Read more...]

light microscope

A microscope (device to magnify small objects) in which objects are lit directly by white light. … [Read more...]

light therapy

The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Light therapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called … [Read more...]

light-emitting diode therapy

Treatment with drugs that become active and may kill cancer cells when exposed to light. Light-emitting diode therapy is type of photodynamic therapy which uses … [Read more...]