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locomotion 1 Movement from one place to another. 2 The ability to get from one place to the next. See also locomotive system.

lockjaw See tetanus.

loci Plural of locus.

lochia The fluid that is discharged from the vagina for a week or so after childbirth. At first the lochia is primarily blood, followed by a more mucousy fluid that contains dried blood, and finally a clear-to-yellow discharge.

local treatment See local therapy.

local therapy In the context of cancer, treatment that affects cells in the tumor and the area close to it. Also known as local treatment.

lobule A little lobe.

lobectomy An operation to remove an entire lobe of the lung.

lobe 1 A subdivision of an organ that is divided by fissures, connective tissue, or other natural boundaries. 2 A rounded projecting portion, such as the lobe of the ear.

lobar Having to do with a lobe. For example, lobar pneumonia is pneumonia in a single lobe of a lung.

LLQ Left lower quadrant (quarter). For example, the LLQ of the abdomen contains the descending portion of the colon.

LLL 1 Left lower lobe, the bottom-left lobe of the lung. 2 La Leche League. 3 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a federal research facility that focuses on health and biomedicine, science and math education, the environment, energy, and national security.