Liquid food that replaces normal solid food and that can be drunk or administered via a nasogastric tube from nose to stomach or directly into the stomach via a hole in the skin.

An infection caused by the bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes.

A vascular condition characterised by purplish mottling of the skin.

A large abdominal organ that has many important roles including the production of bile and clotting factors, detoxification, and the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

An abbreviation for large loop excision of the transformation zone, a type of surgery used to cut out abnormal tissue of the cervix of the uterus. It uses a loop of heated wire that acts like a scalpel.

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lymph node

A medication that reduces sensation in a part of the body.

The removal of any abnormal cells from the cervix of the uterus.

A type of surgery used to cut out abnormal tissue of the cervix of the uterus. It uses a loop of heated wire that acts like a scalpel.

lower respiratory tract infection

lysergic acid diethylamide

The part of the back between the lowest ribs and the top of the pelvis.

A procedure to sample fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF.

Relating to the lumbar and sacrum.

A collection of diseases with similar underlying problems of the immune system.

A rare form of tuberculosisaffecting the skin, especially on the head and neck.

Rare tumour of the ovaries.

left ventricular failure

A disease caused by the bacterium Borrelim Burgdorferi.

A watery or milky bodily fluid containing lymphocytes, proteins and fats. Lymph accumulates outside the blood vessels in the intercellular spaces of the body tiisues and is collected by the vessels of the lymphatic system.

Small, rounded organs of the immune system that are distributed along the lymphatic system that filter lymph, a fluid derived from the blood, and produce antibodies and a type of white blood cells, lymphocytes.

Swollen lymph nodes.

A benign tumour of lymphatic vessels.