A procedure in which a thin needle called a spinal needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give drugs. Also … [Read more...]
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lumen
The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ such as a blood vessel or the intestine. … [Read more...]
Lumigan
The drug bimatoprost used to treat glaucoma (a build-up of fluid in the eye). It lowers pressure in the eye by increasing the flow of natural eye fluids out of … [Read more...]
Lumirem
(Other name for: ferumoxsil oral suspension) … [Read more...]
Lumitene
(Other name for: beta carotene) … [Read more...]
lumpectomy
Surgery to remove abnormal tissue or cancer from the breast and a small amount of normal tissue around it. It is a type of breast-sparing surgery. … [Read more...]
Lunesta
(Other name for: eszopiclone) … [Read more...]
lung
One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body. … [Read more...]
lung biopsy
The removal of a small piece of lung tissue to be checked by a pathologist for cancer or other diseases. The tissue may be removed using a bronchoscope (a thin, … [Read more...]
lung cancer
Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung … [Read more...]