Category: L

Surgical removal of the lingula of the upper lobe of the left lung.  

The ridge between the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid.  

The projection of bone that forms the medial boundary of the mandibular foramen and gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament.  

The projection of lung that separates the cardiac notch from the inferior margin of the left lung.  

A tonguelike process of the cerebellum projected forward on the upper surface of the superior medullary velum.  

An arthropod parasite in snakes, commonly known as the tongue worm. Its larvae, nymphs, and adults occasionally infect humans. Ingested infective larvae migrate to the nasal passages and may cause a parasitic nasopharyngeal obstruction known as linguatulosis.  

Anything applied to the inside of a hollow body or structure.  

In radiography, the production of a constant amount of radiation for different combinations of milliamperage and exposure time, commonly used as a quality management benchmark.  

A measure of the rate of energy transfer from ionizing radiation to soft tissue. The linear rate at which an ionizing particle loses energy, specifically in terms of locally absorbed energy, while traversing through a medium. This measurement is typically expressed in kiloelectron volts (keV).  

A group of individuals, animals, cells, or genes that share a common ancestor.