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Lipoproteins
Lipoproteins Transporters of fatty substances in the blood.
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Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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Lipo gantrisin
Lipo gantrisin 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): sulfisoxazole acetyl.
Lipo-hepin
Lipo-hepin 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): heparin sodium.
Lipoatrophy
Small depressions in the subcutaneous tissues just under the skin that form when a person keeps injecting insulin into the same spot. Injecting around the depressed area can very slowly fill in the depression (over a period of many months).
Lipocyte
A fat cell.
Lipodystrophy
Lumps (lipohypertrophy) or depressions (lipoatrophy) below the surface of the skin that form when a person keeps injecting insulin into the same spot. Both forms of lipodystrophies are harmless. People can decrease this problem by changing (rotating) the places where they inject their insulin. Using purified insulins may also help.
Lipohypertrophy
Bulging of an area of the skin (due to fat accumulation) that forms when a person keeps injecting insulin into the same spot. Continued injection into these lumpy areas delays the absorption of insulin, and is not recommended even though injecting into the lumpy area is painless (as there are no nerve endings in the lump).
Lipolysis
The splitting up, or destruction, of fat.
Lipoma
A benign tumor of fat cells.
Lipoprotein
Any of a group of proteins combined with a lipid that allow lipids to be transported in the circulatory system.
Liposuction
Type of cosmetic surgery in which localized areas of fat are removed from beneath the skin using a suction-pump device inserted through a small incision.
Liposyn 10 per cent
Liposyn 10 per cent 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): safflower oil.
Liposyn 20 per cent
Liposyn 20 per cent 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): safflower oil.
Liposyn II 10 per cent
Liposyn II 10 per cent 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): safflower oil; soybean oil.
Liposyn II 20 per cent
Liposyn II 20 per cent 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): safflower oil; soybean oil.
Liposyn III 10 per cent
Liposyn III 10 per cent 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): soybean oil.
Liposyn III 20 per cent
Liposyn III 20 per cent 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): soybean oil.
Liposyn III 30 per cent
Liposyn III 30 per cent 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): soybean oil.
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Laxatives
Medicines to relieve long-term constipation. Used only if other methods fail. Also called cathartics.
Ligaments
Connect the bones and keep joints stable.
Lipid
A fatty substance in the blood.
Llipoproteins
Transporters of fatty substances in the blood.
Liposuction
Type of cosmetic surgery in which localized areas of fat are removed from beneath the skin using a suction-pump device inserted through a small incision.
Lipoproteins
Liver
The largest organ in the body. The liver carries out many important functions, such as making bile, changing food into energy, and cleaning alcohol and poisons from the blood.
Liver enzyme tests
Blood tests that look at how well the liver and biliary system are working. Also called liver function tests.
Low density lipoprotein (LDL)
The main function of LDL is to carry cholesterol to various tissues throughout the body.
Lower back or lumbar spine
A complex structure that connects the upper body to the lower body; consists of vertebrae, disks, spinal cord, and nerves.
Lower esophageal sphincter
The muscle between the esophagus and stomach. When a person swallows, this muscle relaxes to let food pass from the esophagus to the stomach. It stays closed at other times to keep stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus.
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