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Lavage

Health care; Hospitals

Washing out. For example, a gastric lavage is washing out the stomach to remove drugs or poisons.

Laxative

Health care; Hospitals

Something that loosens the bowels. Used to combat constipation.

Left ventricular failure

Health care; Hospitals

Refers to the condition in which the left ventricle or main pumping chamber of the heart is weakened, stiff, or otherwise unable to function at full capacity. Right ventricular failure also occurs.

Lesion

Health care; Hospitals

A lesion can be almost any abnormality involving any tissue or organ due to any disease or any injury. There are, not surprisingly, many types of lesions and ways of classifying and describing them.

Leukaemia

Health care; Hospitals

A cancer of the bone marrow and blood that is characterised by the abnormal growth of white blood cells.

Lower gi series

Health care; Hospitals

A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum that is taken after the patient is given a barium enema. (Barium is a white, chalky substance that outlines the colon and rectum on the x-ray).