| Lu | Symbol for lutetium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Lu antigens | A complex blood group system having pairs of alternate antigens and amorphic genes, but also subject to a dominant independently segregating repressor. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Lubarsch's crystals | Intracellular crystal's in the testis resembling sperm crystal's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lubarsch, Otto | <person> German pathologist, 1860-1933. See: Lubarsch's crystals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lubber | A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. "Lingering lubbers lose many a penny." (Tusser) Land lubber, a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land. Lubber grasshopper, a hole in the floor of the "top," next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers. Lubber's line, point, or mark, a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering. Origin: Cf. Dial. Sw. Lubber. See Looby, Lob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lubricant | An oily or slippery substance. A vaginal lubricant may be helpful for women who feel pain during intercourse because of vaginal dryness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lubricating cream | A form of cold cream used as a massage cream or night cream; it contains lanolin or its derivatives. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lubrication | The application of a substance to diminish friction between two surfaces. It may refer to oils, greases, and similar substances for the lubrication of medical equipment but it can be used for the application of substances to tissue to reduce friction, such as lotions for skin and vaginal lubricants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Lubrol | <chemical> A nonionic detergent. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Luc's operation | An intraoral procedure for opening into the maxillary antrum through the supradental (canine) fossa above the maxillary premolar teeth. Synonym: intraoral antrostomy, Luc's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luc, Henri | <person> French laryngologist, 1855-1925. See: Luc's operation, Caldwell-Luc operation, Ogston-Luc operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lucanthone | <chemical> Schistosomicide formerly given orally. Its use has been replaced largely by hycanthone and more recently praziquantel. Pharmacological action: schistosomicides. Chemical name: 9H-Thioxanthen-9-one, 1-((2-(diethylamino)ethyl)amino)-4-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| lucanthone hydrochloride | 1,2'-Diethylaminoethylamino-4-methylthiaxanthone hydrochloride;used in the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis (Schistosoma haematobium) and intestinal schistosomiasis (S. Mansoni). (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucas' groove | A faint groove occasionally caused by the chorda tympani nerve on the spine of the sphenoid. Synonym: Lucas' groove, sulcus spinosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucas, Richard | <person> An English anatomist and surgeon, 1846-1915. See: Lucas' groove. (05 Mar 2000) |