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  • Labor pneumonia

    A disease caused by a specific type of bacterium and characterized by inflammation of one or more of the lobes of the lungs.  

  • Labor intensive

    Refers to the amount of high-intensity labor necessary for a particular production or other work process.  

  • Labor force participation rate

    The ratio of the labor force to the noninstitutionalized population (does not include those who are incarcerated or those institutionalized for medical reasons).  

  • Labor force

    Data reflecting the total number of people employed or unemployed, be they civilians or in the military. These data are usually gathered on a weekly basis.  

  • Laboratory school

    A school under the control of, and often operated by, a college or university that has a teacher preparation program. A provides a setting for student teaching experiences, the study of teaching methods, and the implementation of new curricula or school structuring. Also called a campus school. An elementary or high school linked with a…

  • Laboratory research

    Scientific study or experiment characterized by controlled experimentation, field research. Research done principally in the laboratory.  

  • Laboratory method

    A type of experimental learning occurring within a community or group. New patterns of behavior are invented and tested in a climate supportive of behavior change.    

  • Labor

    Labor

    The series of processes by which the fetus and other products of pregnancy are expelled from the uterus. In pregnancy, the events and actions involved in bringing forth a baby, from the beginning of the dilation (widening) of the cervix to the expulsion of the placenta (afterbirth); also the period in which these activities occur.…

  • Labioscrotal swelling

    Undifferentiated tissue within the embryo that becomes either the scrotum in males or the labia majora in females.  

  • Lability

    Instability, particularly with regard to affect. Emotional instability or mood swings, found in mild form in some children with learning disabilities and in more severe form in some mental disorders such as bipolar disorders and some kinds of schizophrenia.  

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