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LATS (medicine) and facilitation (iou)


LATS (medicine)


LATS -->
long-acting thyroid stimulator
<endocrinology, immunology> A thyroid stimulating antibody which is directed against a receptor for TSH on the thyroid gland.

This antibody acts like TSH and stimulates the thyroid to produce excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. The presence of this antibody generally indicates Grave's disease (hyperthyroidism).

Acronym: LATS


facilitation (iou)



facilitation noun. E17.
[formed as FACILITATE + -ATION.]
The action or an act of facilitating something. E17.
b. A means of facilitating something, a help. Now rare. M17.
Physiology. The increased excitability of a neurone beyond a stimulated ganglion or synapse, resulting in an increased response to a stimulus. L19.