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Lipoma

a benign tumour of fatty tissue, usually found under the skin


Listeriosis

infectious zoonotic disorder caused by bacteria


Liver cirrhosis

a disease that impairs the optimal functioning of the liver


Locus

the positon of a gene on the DNA molecule


Loop of Henle

the part of a nephron which forms a loop in the medulla of the kidney


Luteinising Hormone (LH)

hormone that triggers ovulation


Lymph

tissue fluid after it has drained into the lymphatic system


Lymph nodes

small swellings full of lymphocytes that filter the blood of bacteria and antigens


Lymph vessels

vessels that carry lymph 


Lymphatic ducts

a large lymph vessel that lymph drains into



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