What is L-4 medical abbreviation?

What does the L-4 medical term stand for?

The L-4 abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the L-4 medical term mean?

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What is the meaning of L-4 medical abbreviation?

In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation L-4 means fourth lumbar vertebra.

L-4: fourth lumbar vertebra

BOT	base of tongue
CEN	Certified Emergency Nurse
CQI	continuous quality improvement; clinical quality indicator
FOC	fronto-occipital circumference
FTA-ABS	fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption
GS	Gram Stain
HAD	hospital anxiety and depression [scale]
HAQ	health assessment questionnaire
HEME/ONC	Hematology/Oncology
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IGR	intrauterine growth retardation
IND	investigational new drug
IPJ	interphalangeal joint
IPSP	inhibitory postsynaptic potential
LDRP	labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum room
LGSIL	low-grade squamous, intra-epithelial lesion
MTD	maximum tolerated dose; month-to-date
MUFA	monounsaturated fatty acids
NE	not evaluated/not examined; norepinephrine; neurological examination
NO2	nitrous oxide
PCI	Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
PFTs	Pulmonary Function Tests
PNB	premature nodal beats; peripheral nerve block
PPHN	persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
PR3	proteinase 3
RN	Registered Nurse
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
SK	Seborrheic Keratosis; also Streptokinase
SNRI	serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
SPAP	systolic pulmonary artery pressure
SPF	Sun Protection Formula
SZR	Seizure
SpA	spondylarthropathy
Sx	symptoms
TIH	tumor-induced hypercalcemia
TIS	tumor in situ
Tb	Terbium (element)
V/S	vital signs
XL	extra large; extended-release
dDNA	denatured DNA
g=g	grips equal and good
int	intermittent; internal
juv	juvenile
lap	laparoscop(y/ic)
lat.	lateral
mRNA	messenger RNA; messenger ribonucleic acid
mast	mastectomy
nDNA	native DNA
pM	picomolar
pharm	pharmacy
uPA	urokinase plasminogen activator