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Welcome to the MTWorld free resource on medical abbreviations. We have gathered the most common medical abbreviations and made them available for your use on our website. Although these standard medical abbreviations have been designed with medical transcription in mind, they can also benefit non medical transcriptionists and anyone else in a healthcare or medical career field who would find this information useful.

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Abbreviation
Meaning
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l Liter
L-spine Lumbar spine
L/S Lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (ratio)
L1-5 Lumbar vertebrae 1-5
LAD Left anterior descending (coronary artery)
LAO Left anterior oblique
lap Laparotomy / laparoscopic
lat Lateral
lb Pound
LBBB Left bundle branch block
LCA Left coronary artery
LDH Lactate dyhdrogenase
LDL Low-density lopoprotein
LE Lupus erythematosus
LFT Liver function test
LGA Large for gestational age
LGI Lower GI (gastrointestinal)
LH Luteinizing hormone
LICA Left internal carotid artery
LIMA Left internal mammary artery
LLL Left lower lobe
LLQ Left lower quadrant
LMP Last menstrual period
LOC Loss of consciousness
LP Lumbar puncture
LPA Left pulmonary artery
LR Lactated Ringer's
LS Lumbosacral
lt Left
LUQ Left upper quadrant
LV Left ventricle
LVH Left ventricular hypertrophy

 
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