| LHBs |
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Local Health Boards |
| Laceration |
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The medical word for a cut or tear |
| Larynx |
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The voice box, a hollow organ containing the vocal cords |
| Lateral |
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On the side |
| Learning Disability |
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A collective term for significant life-long conditions which restrict development |
| Leukaemia |
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A type of cancer affecting the blood cells |
| Lithotripter |
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Equipment which eradicates stones, for example gallstones, using shock waves |
| Liver |
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The organ in the body responsible for cleaning the blood and destroying blood cells when they have been used up |
| Local Anaesthetic |
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A type of medicine that removes feeling and pain from a specific area of the body for a test, operation or procedure |
| Looked After |
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The term for children in care |
| Lumbar Puncture |
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A procedure where a sample of cerebrospinal fluid is drawn from the space around the spinal cord or medicine is injected into the cerebrospinal fluid |
| Lymph System |
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A network of vessels that transports water and minerals around the body |
| Lymphocytes |
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One type of white blood cell responsible for fighting off viral infections |
| Lymphoma |
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A type of cancer affecting the lymph glands | |
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