Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,770,859,088 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

L
(redirected from S ratio)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
L left; leucine; liter; lung; lumbar vertebrae (L1–L5).
l former symbol for liter.
l /l / length.
L
abbr.
1. left
2. limes (used with a lower case letter or a plus sign, or used with a subscript letter or plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin)
3. or l liter

1. The Greek letter lambda. Entries beginning with this character are alphabetized under lambda.
2. The symbol for decay constant.
4. The symbol for wavelength.

L,
1 symbol for kinetic potential.
2 abbreviation for Lactobacillus.
3 abbreviation for lambert.
4 abbreviation for Latin.
5 abbreviation for liter.
6 abbreviation for lung.

L/S ratio,
the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio, used in a test for fetal lung maturity.

L,
adj See lumbar.

L
Latin; left; length; [L.] libra (pound, balance); licentiate; light sense; [L.] limen (boundary); liter; lumbar; coefficient of induction.

l
liter.

L
Symbol for: 1 Labor, see there 2 Laboratory 3 Lateral 4 Left 5 Lens 6 Leucine 7 Levorotary 8 Library 9 License 10 Licensed–eg, to practice medicine 11 Ligament 12 Light chain immunoglobulin, see there 13. Lingual–dentistry 14. Liter–abbreviation used in US 15. Lumbar 16. Lung

l
 Symbol for: 1. Length 2. Ligament 3. Liter–abbreviation as used in the SI, International System


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.