ue, lower extremity, lower extremities, legs TM LE
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1. LE is an abbreviation for "lower extremity" (one of the legs). Compare to UE, which stands for "upper extremity" (one of the arms).

2. LE is also an abbreviation for left eye.

3. LE is also an abbreviation for a medical condition called lupus erythematosus. Lupus erythematosus is a long-term disease in which the connective tissues throughout the body are inflamed because the body's defense system attacks these tissues as if they were foreign substances.

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