| Luebering, J | <person> See: Rapoport-Luebering shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Luer | German instrument maker, +1883. See: Luer syringe, Luer-Lok syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luer syringe | A glass syringe with a metal tip and locking device to secure the needle; used for hypodermic and intravenous purposes. Synonym: Luer-Lok syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luer-Lok syringe | A glass syringe with a metal tip and locking device to secure the needle; used for hypodermic and intravenous purposes. Synonym: Luer-Lok syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lues | <medicine> Disease, especially of a contagious kind. Lues venerea, syphilis; called also simply lues. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lues venerea | <microbiology> A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. May also be acquired prenatally (foetal infection). (27 Sep 1997) |
| luetic | Syphilitic: affected with, caused by or pertaining to syphilis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| luetic mask | A dirty brownish yellow pigmentation, blotchy in character, resembling that of chloasma, occurring on the forehead, temples, and sometimes the cheeks in patients with tertiary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |