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lactancia materna
Coloq.: dar el pecho.

lágrima
Ej.: Las lágrimas no transmiten el VIH.

lancet
Laboratory device to puncture the skin.

lanceta
Dispositivo de laboratorio para perforar a la piel...

language differences
Key element for culturally and linguistically comp...

latencia
Período de inactividad dentro del curso de una enf...

latency
A quiescent period during a disease process. E.g.:...

lecciones aprendidas
Aprendizaje sobre la experiencia práctica de la im...







lenguaje de promoción
Se refiere a la jerga y los temas utilizados en la...




lessons learned
Learning from practical experience on program impl...




LGBT
Acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender...

LGBT
Siglas para el colectivo Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y...

LGBTQ
Acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender an...

LGBTQ
Siglas para el colectivo Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual, ...

líder de opinión popular (LOP)
Modelo de liderazgo usado frecuentemente en progra...






línea de base
Datos iniciales usados en la investigación o evalu...

linfocito
Ej.: Linfocito T, linfocito T citotóxico T, CD4, C...

linfocitos cd4+
También llamadas "células cd4+" por influencia del...





logic model
Strategy learned from research relevant to program...



lugar
Ej.: “Los lugares para reclutar partipantes para e...


lugar donde se inyectan drogas
Coloq.: para un espacio clandestino de reunión par...


lymphocyte
E.g.: T-cells, Killer T-cells, CD4, CD8.


lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
The strongest illicit psychotropic. Colloq.: acid,...

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