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losartan

A drug used to treat high blood pressure. Losartan blocks the action of chemicals that make blood vessels constrict (get narrower). It is a type of angiotensin … [Read more...]

losartan potassium

A drug used to treat high blood pressure. Losartan potassium blocks the action of chemicals that make blood vessels constrict (get narrower). It is a type of … [Read more...]

losoxantrone

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antipyrazoles. … [Read more...]

Lotrimin

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

lovastatin

A lactone metabolite isolated from the fungus Aspergillus terreus with cholesterol-lowering and potential antineoplastic activities. Lovastatin is hydrolyzed to … [Read more...]

Lovenox

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

low grade

A term used to describe cells that look nearly normal under a microscope. These cells are less likely to grow and spread more quickly than cells in high-grade … [Read more...]

low-grade lymphoma

A type of lymphoma that tends to grow and spread slowly, and has few symptoms. Also called indolent lymphoma. … [Read more...]

low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

A condition in which the cells of the uterine cervix are slightly abnormal. Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion is not cancer. Also called LSIL. … [Read more...]

lower GI series

X-rays of the colon and rectum that are taken after a person is given a barium enema. … [Read more...]