| Leri | Andre, French orthopedic surgeon, 1875-1930. See: Leri's pleonosteosis, Leri's sign, Leri-Weill disease, Leri-Weill syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Leri's pleonosteosis | A bone dysplasia characterised by bowing of the radius, dorsal dislocation of the distal ulna and proximal carpal bones, and mesomelic dwarfism; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Leri's pleonosteosis, Leri-Weill disease, Leri-Weill syndrome. Origin: dys-+ G. Chondros, cartilage, + osteon, bone, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leri's sign | <clinical sign> Voluntary flexion of the elbow is impossible in a case of hemiplegia when the wrist on that side is passively flexed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leri-Weill disease | A bone dysplasia characterised by bowing of the radius, dorsal dislocation of the distal ulna and proximal carpal bones, and mesomelic dwarfism; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Leri's pleonosteosis, Leri-Weill disease, Leri-Weill syndrome. Origin: dys-+ G. Chondros, cartilage, + osteon, bone, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leri-Weill syndrome | A bone dysplasia characterised by bowing of the radius, dorsal dislocation of the distal ulna and proximal carpal bones, and mesomelic dwarfism; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Leri's pleonosteosis, Leri-Weill disease, Leri-Weill syndrome. Origin: dys-+ G. Chondros, cartilage, + osteon, bone, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leriche | Rene, French surgeon, 1879-1955. See: Leriche's operation, Leriche's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leriche's operation | Sympathetic denervation by arterial decortication. Synonym: histonectomy, Leriche's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leriche's syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome caused by obstruction of the terminal aorta. It usually occurs in males and is characterised by fatigue in the hips, thighs, or calves on exercising, absence of pulsation in the femoral arteries, impotence, and often pallor and coldness of the lower limbs. (12 Dec 1998) |