Medical Definition of Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio

1. A ratio used to determine foetal pulmonary maturity, found by testing the amniotic fluid; when the lungs are mature, lecithin exceeds sphingomyelin by 2 to 1. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lecithin/sphingomyelin Ratio

lechers
leches
leching
lechonera
lechoneras
lechs
lechwe
lechwes
lechy
lecithal
lecithin
lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase
lecithin-cholesterol transferase
lecithin-retinol acyltransferase
lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (current term)
lecithin acyltransferase
lecithin acyltransferase deficiency
lecithinase
lecithinase A
lecithinase B
lecithinase C
lecithinase D
lecithinases
lecithins
lecithoblast
lecithoprotein
lecithovitellase
lecky
lecontite

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