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Laryngoscope
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Laryngoscope A device used by ACLS personnel to look down the throat to insert an endotracheal tube.
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ACLS
See Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
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Laryng-o-jet kit
Laryng-o-jet kit is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): lidocaine hydrochloride.
Laryngectomy
Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx).
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx, resulting in a temporary loss of voice.
Laryngotracheal anesthesia kit
Laryngotracheal anesthesia kit is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): lidocaine hydrochloride.
Larynx
The larynx is a muscular tube in the neck that allows air to pass from the throat to the trachea (windpipe). The larynx contains the vocal cords, which allow people and animals to make sounds. The larynx has cartilage that opens to allow air into the trachea.
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Lethologica
Temporary inability to remember a proper noun or name.
Locus coeruleus
A small area in the brain stem containing norepinephrine neurons that is considered to be a key brain center for anxiety and fear.
Long-term memory
The final phase of memory in which information storage may last from hours to a lifetime.
Loosening of associations
A disturbance of thinking shown by speech in which ideas shift from one subject to another that is unrelated or minimally related to the first. Statements that lack a meaningful relationship may be juxtaposed, or speech may shift suddenly from one frame of reference to another. The speaker gives no indication of being aware of the disconnectedness, contradictions, or illogicality of speech.
Laproscopic surgery
A technique of using a fiber-optic scope and minute instruments to perform surgery with the smallest incision and least damage possible.
Laryngoscope
Labyrinth
The system of interconnecting canals and cavities in the inner ear. Plays an important role in hearing and in balance.
Laceration
A wound caused by a cut from a sharp instrument or the tearing of body tissue.
Lacrimation
"Discharge of tears. ""Watering"" eyes."
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx, resulting in a temporary loss of voice.
Lateral
Toward the side, sideways.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
ACLS
See Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Laryng-o-jet kit
Laryng-o-jet kit is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): lidocaine hydrochloride.
Laryngectomy
Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx).
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx, resulting in a temporary loss of voice.
Laryngotracheal anesthesia kit
Laryngotracheal anesthesia kit is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): lidocaine hydrochloride.
Larynx
The larynx is a muscular tube in the neck that allows air to pass from the throat to the trachea (windpipe). The larynx contains the vocal cords, which allow people and animals to make sounds. The larynx has cartilage that opens to allow air into the trachea.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Lethologica
Temporary inability to remember a proper noun or name.
Locus coeruleus
A small area in the brain stem containing norepinephrine neurons that is considered to be a key brain center for anxiety and fear.
Long-term memory
The final phase of memory in which information storage may last from hours to a lifetime.
Loosening of associations
A disturbance of thinking shown by speech in which ideas shift from one subject to another that is unrelated or minimally related to the first. Statements that lack a meaningful relationship may be juxtaposed, or speech may shift suddenly from one frame of reference to another. The speaker gives no indication of being aware of the disconnectedness, contradictions, or illogicality of speech.
Laproscopic surgery
A technique of using a fiber-optic scope and minute instruments to perform surgery with the smallest incision and least damage possible.
Laryngoscope
Labyrinth
The system of interconnecting canals and cavities in the inner ear. Plays an important role in hearing and in balance.
Laceration
A wound caused by a cut from a sharp instrument or the tearing of body tissue.
Lacrimation
"Discharge of tears. ""Watering"" eyes."
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx, resulting in a temporary loss of voice.
Lateral
Toward the side, sideways.
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