Also known as: LA., LA-
LA has various meanings in the Common Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of LA in Common Medical.
The chamber of the human heart that receives oxygen-rich blood via the pulmonary vein.
Common MedicalLymphadenopathy or adenopathy is disease of the lymph nodes, in which they are abnormal in size, number, or consistency. Lymphadenopathy of an inflammatory type is lymphadenitis, producing swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. In clinical practice, the distinction between lymphadenopathy and lymphadenitis is rarely made and the words are usually treated as synonymous. Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels is known as lymphangitis.
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