| landmark |
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
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| Landry's paralysis |
Guillain-Barre syndrome: a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
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| Landsteiner |
United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943)
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| Landau reflex |
when an infant is held in the prone position, the entire body forms a convex upward arc; gentle pressure on the head or gravity flexes the neck and hip, reversing the arc.
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| Landolfi's caustic |
a compound containing chlorides of antimony, bromine, gold, and zinc.
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