| L |
i Latin |
|
ii left |
|
iii length |
|
iv Licentiate |
|
v litre |
|
vi lumbar |
| |
| L1(2,3etc) |
larval stage 1 (2,3 etc) |
| |
| l |
litre |
| |
| La |
chemical symbol lanthanum
|
| |
| LA |
i large animal |
|
ii left atrium |
|
iii linoleic acid |
|
iv local anaesthetic |
|
v long acting |
| |
| LA test |
latex agglutination test
|
| |
| lab |
laboratory |
| |
| LAFB |
left anterior fascicular
block |
| |
| LAK |
Luxemburg Small Animal
Veterinary Association
Letzeburger Associatioun vun de Klengdeierepraktiker |
| |
| LAK cells |
lymphokine-activated killer
cells |
| |
| LANA test |
L-alinine-4-nitroanilide
test (for Gram negative bacteria) |
| |
| Lantra |
Land-based training agency
(the NTO for VN etc-replaces VLB) |
| |
| LASA |
Laboratory Animal Science
Association |
| |
| LASc |
Laboratory Animal Science
|
| |
| LASSA |
Licenced Animal Slaughterers
& Salvage Association |
| |
| LAT |
lateral |
| |
| LAV |
Latvian Association of
Veterinarians |
| |
| LAVA |
Laboratory Animals Veterinary
Association (BVA)-formerly BLAVA |
| |
| LAVOA |
Local Authority Veterinary
Officers Association (Ireland) |
| |
| LAWTE |
Laboratory Animal Welfare
Training Exchange |
| |
| LB |
Lyme borreliosis |
| |
| L/B |
lean/bone (ratio) |
| |
| lb |
pound weight avoirdupois
(L. libra) |
| |
| LBBB |
left bundle branch block |
| |
| LBC |
light beam collimator |
| |
| LBO |
lateral bulla osteotomy |
| |
| LC |
lethal concentration |
| |
| LCAT |
i latex cryptococcal antigen
test |
|
ii lincomycin, colistin,
amphotericin, trimethoprim (selective medium) |
| |
| LCDC |
low contact dynamic compression |
| |
| LCFA |
long chain fatty acid |
| |
| LCI |
Livestock Conservation
Institute |
| |
| LCM |
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
|
| |
| LCMV |
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
virus |
| |
| LCP |
limited contact plate |
| |
| LCR |
ligase chain reaction |
| |
| LCRV |
Central Laboratory of Veterinary
Research (France)
Laboratoire Central de Recherches Vétérinaires |
| |
| LD |
i lactate dehydrogenase |
|
ii lethal dose |
| |
| LD50 |
median lethal dose (dose
to kill 50% of tested group) |
| |
| LDA |
left displacement of the
abomasum |
| |
| LDDS |
low dose dexamethasone
suppression |
| |
| LDH |
lactate dehydrogenase |
| |
| LDL |
low-density lipoprotein |
| |
| LDP |
Livestock Development Project
(Zambia) |
| |
| LDS,RCS |
Licentiate in Dental Surgery,
Royal College of Surgeons |
| |
| LDVS |
Lincolnshire & District
Veterinary Association (BVA) |
| |
| LE |
lupus erythematosus |
| |
| LEAF |
Linking Environment and
Farming |
| |
| LECS |
laryngeal eversion-collapse
syndrome |
| |
| LECs |
Local Enterprise Companies
(Scotland) see TECs |
| |
| LED |
light emitting diode |
| |
| LEE |
locus of enterocyte effacement
|
| |
| LEP |
i Laboratory of Enteric
Pathogens (PHLS) |
|
ii low egg passage (re
virus attenuation) |
| |
| LERPAC |
Study and Research Laboratory
for Collective Nutrition (France)
Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches pour l’Alimentation
Collective |
| |
| LERPAS |
Research Centre for Rabies
and Wildlife Disease (France)
Laboratoire d’Etudes sur le Rage et la Pathologie des
Animaux Sauvages |
| |
| LES |
lower (o) esophageal sphincter
|
| |
| leu |
leucine |
| |
| leu-ENK |
leucine encephalin |
| |
| LF |
i left fore |
|
ii low fibre (diet) |
| |
| LFA |
i less favoured area |
|
ii leucocyte functional
antigen |
| |
| LFT |
latex flocculation test |
| |
| LGA |
Local Government Association |
| |
| LGC |
Laboratory of the Government
Chemist |
| |
| LGVMA |
Lesbian & Gay Veterinary
Medical Association |
| |
| LH |
i left hind |
|
ii luteinising hormone |
| |
| LHD |
long haired domestic (non-pedigree
cat) |
| |
| LHRC |
Lobster Health Research
Centre (Atlanta Veterinary College) |
| |
| LH-RH |
luteinising hormone-releasing
hormone |
| |
| LI |
large intestine |
| |
| Li |
i chemical symbol lithium |
|
ii Liverpool University |
| |
| LIFO |
last in, first out |
| |
| LIF |
i Swedish Pharmaceutical
Industry Association
Lakemedelsindustriforeningen |
|
ii leucocyte inhibitory
factor |
| |
| LIPM |
Lister Institute of Preventive
Medicine |
| |
| LIVS |
Lithuanian Institute of
Veterinary Studies |
| |
| LL |
left lower |
| |
| LLB |
Bachelor of Law |
| |
| LLM |
Master of Laws |
| |
| LLNA |
local lymph node assay |
| |
| LLV |
lymphoid leucosis virus |
| |
| LM |
light microscopy |
| |
| LMCNI |
Livestock & Meat Commission
for Northern Ireland |
| |
| LMF |
leucocyte mitogenic factor
|
| |
| LMM |
light meromycin (produced
by myosin digestion) |
| |
| LMN |
lower motor neuron |
| |
| LMSSA |
Licentiate in Medicine
& Surgery Society of Apothecaries |
| |
| LNIV |
National Laboratory for
Veterinary Research (Portugal)
Laboratório Nacional de Investigação
Veterinária |
| |
| LNPF |
lymph node permeability
factor |
| |
| Lo |
London University: Royal
Veterinary College |
| |
| LOD |
Limit of Determination
|
| |
| LOQ |
Limit of Qualification
|
| |
| LPAI |
low pathogencity avian
influenza |
| |
| L-PAM |
Melphalan (Alkeran, L-Sarcolysin,
Phenylalamine Mustard) |
| |
| LPC |
lymphocytic-plasmacytic
colitis |
| |
| LPD |
lymphoproliferative disease |
| |
| LPDV |
lymphoproliferative disease
virus |
| |
| LPE |
lymphocytic-plasmacytic
enteritis |
| |
| LPP |
laryngeal paralysis-polyneuropathy |
| |
| LPS |
lipopolysaccharide |
| |
| LR |
i Label Rouge |
|
ii likelihood ratio (test) |
| |
| LRC |
Learning Resources Centre |
| |
| LPHV |
low pressure, high volume
|
| |
| LRCP |
Licenciate Royal College
of Physicians |
| |
| LRCP&S(1) |
Licentiate Royal College
of Physicians & Surgeons (Ireland) |
| |
| LRCS |
Licentiate Royal College
of Surgeons |
| |
| LRF |
i large restriction fragment |
|
ii luteinising hormone
releasing factor |
| |
| LRFPS |
Licentiate Royal Faculty
of Physicians & Surgeons |
| |
| LRS |
i lactated Ringers solution |
|
ii lymphoreticular system |
| |
| LRT |
lower respiratory tract
|
| |
| LS,L/S |
lumbo-sacral |
| |
| LSA |
lymphosarcoma |
| |
| LSAPS |
Latvian Small Animal Practitioners
Section |
| |
| LSAVA |
Lithuanian Small Animal
Veterinary Association |
| |
| LSAE |
National Animal Health
Laboratory (Spain)
Laboratorio de Sanidad Animal del Estado |
| |
| LSC |
Learning Skills Council |
| |
| LSD |
lysergic acid diethylamide
(hallucinogenic compound) |
| |
| LSGVS |
Lithianian Veterinary Association,
Small Animal Section
Smulkiv Gyvuliu Veterinarijos Gydytoju Sekcija |
| |
| LSHTM |
London School of Hygiene
& Tropical Medicine |
| |
| LSIRD |
Livestock Systems in Intergrated
Rural Development |
| |
| LSS |
life support system |
| |
| LT |
i lethal time |
|
ii leucotriene |
|
iii lymphotoxin |
|
iv heat-labile |
| |
| LTB4 |
leucotriene B4 |
| |
| LTCP |
leucotriene-tryptophan-containing
products |
| |
| LTF |
lymphocyte transforming
factor |
| |
| LTH |
luteotrophic hormone (prolactin) |
| |
| LTR |
long terminal repeats |
| |
| LU |
left upper |
| |
| Lu |
chemical symbol lutetium |
| |
| LUTD |
lower urinary tract disease |
| |
| LV |
left ventricle |
| |
| LVA |
i Lakeland Veterinary Association
(BVA) |
|
ii Lithuanian Veterinary
Association |
|
iii Lancashire Veterinary
Association (BVA) |
| |
| LVASAS |
Lithuanian Veterinary Association,
Small Animal Section |
| |
| LVB |
Latvian Association of
Veterinarians
Latvijas Veterinarastu Biedriba |
| |
| LVFW |
left ventricular free wall |
| |
| LVFW-D(-S) |
left ventricular free wall
in diastole (in systole) |
| |
| LVGS |
Lithuanian Veterinary Association
Lietuvos Veterinarijos Gydytoyu Saiunga |
| |
| LVI |
i Lithuanian Veterinary
Institute
Lietuvos Veterinarijos Institutas |
|
ii Local Veterinary Inspector
(DEFRA,UK) |
| |
| LVID-D (-S) |
left ventricular internal
dimension in diastole (in systole) |
| |
| LVT |
Licensed Veterinary Technician
(USA) |
| |
| Lw |
chemical symbol lawrencium |
| |
| LWC |
low white blood cell count |
| |
| LWDS |
Livestock Welfare Disposal
Scheme (MAFF) |
| |
| LYCD |
live yeast cell derivative |
| |
| Lys |
lysine |
