Medical terms beginning with L

The inability to digest or absorb lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.

A white blood cell that is stimulated in a laboratory to kill tumor cells.

A type of connective tissue found under the thin layer of tissues covering a mucous membrane.

A group of rare disorders in which too many Langerhans cells (a type of white blood cell) grow in certain tissues and organs including the bones, skin, and lungs, and damage them.

An oily substance taken from sheep's wool.

A drug used to control the amount of sugar in the blood of patients with diabetes.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to look at tissues and organs inside the abdomen.

Surgery to remove all or part of the prostate with the aid of a laparoscope.

Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope.

Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope to remove all or part of the colon through several small incisions made in the wall of the abdomen.

Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope.

A procedure that uses a laparoscope, inserted through the abdominal wall, to examine the inside of the abdomen.

A surgical incision made in the wall of the abdomen.

A drug used with another anticancer drug to treat breast cancer that is HER2 positive and has advanced or metastasized (spread to other parts of the body) after treatment with other drugs.

A plant whose seeds and root have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

Lung cancer in which the cells are large and look abnormal when viewed under a microscope.

A type of white blood cell that contains granules with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or microbial cells.

The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other.

Having to do with the larynx.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the larynx (area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking).