| laliatry | The study and treatment of speech disorders. Origin: G. Lalia, speech, chatter, + iatria, cure (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laliophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of speaking or stuttering. Origin: G. Lalia, speech, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lallemand | Claude F., French surgeon, 1790-1853. See: Lallemand's bodies, Trousseau-Lallemand bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lallemand's bodies | Old term for small gelatinoid concretions sometimes observed in seminal fluid, old term for Bence Jones cylinders. Synonym: Trousseau-Lallemand bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lalling | A form of stammering in which the speech is almost unintelligible. Origin: G. Laleo, to chatter (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lallouette's pyramid | <anatomy> An inconstant narrow lobe of the thyroid gland that arises from the upper border of the isthmus and extends upward, sometimes as far as the hyoid bone; it marks the point of continuity with the thyroglossal duct. Synonym: lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae, Lallouette's pyramid, Morgagni's appendix, pyramid of thyroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lallouette, Pierre | <person> French physician, 1711-1792. See: Lallouette's pyramid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lalo | The powdered leaves of the baobab tree, used by the Africans to mix in their soup, as the southern negroes use powdered sassafras. Cf. Couscous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lalochezia | Emotional discharge gained by uttering indecent or filthy words. Origin: G. Lalia, speech, + chezo, to relieve oneself (05 Mar 2000) |
| lalognosis | Understanding and knowledge of speech. Origin: G. Lalia, speech, + gnosis, knowledge (05 Mar 2000) |
| laloplegia | Paralysis of the muscles concerned in the mechanism of speech. Origin: G. Lalia, speech, + plege, a stroke (05 Mar 2000) |