| ling | 1. <zoology> A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle. 2. The burbot of Lake Ontario. 3. An American hake of the genus Phycis. 4. A New Zealand food fish of the genus Genypterus. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. 5. <botany> Heather (Calluna vulgaris). Ling honey, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. Origin: OE. Lenge; akin to D. Leng, G. Lange, Dan. Lange, Sw. Lnga, Icel. Langa. So named from its being long. See Long. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Ling's method | Gymnastic exercises (as in Swedish movements) without the use of apparatus. Synonym: lingism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ling, Per Henrik | <person> Swedish hygienist, 1776-1839. See: Ling's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ling-bird | <zoology> The European meadow pipit. Synonym: titling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Lingelsheimia | Synonym: Acinetobacter. Origin: W. Von Lingelsheim (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lingelsheimia anitrata | A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found in soil and water. Although considered to be normally nonpathogenic, this bacterium is a causative agent of nosocomial infections, particularly in debilitated individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lingering | 1. Delaying. 2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease. "To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly." (Rambler) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingism | A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling, a Swede. See Kinesiatrics. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingoa wood | A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingua | <zoology> A tongue. A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue. Origin: L, the tongue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingua cerebelli | A tongue-shaped sequence of flattened cerebellar folia forming the anterior (or superior) extreme of the cerebellar vermis, extending forward on the surface of the superior medullary velum between the two emerging superior cerebellar peduncles. Synonym: lingula cerebelli, lingua cerebelli, tongue of cerebellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingua dissecta | <clinical sign> A benign condition where there is a map-like appearance to the tongue resulting from irregular denuded patches in the surface (loss of tongue papillae). Likely secondary to local irritation from hot or spicy foods, alcohol or tobacco. There are no significant complications. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lingua fissurata | A painless condition of the tongue characterised by numerous grooves or furrows on the dorsal surface. Synonym: grooved tongue, lingua fissurata, lingua plicata, scrotal tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingua frenata | A tongue with a very short frenum constituting tongue-tie. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingua geographica | <clinical sign> A benign condition where there is a map-like appearance to the tongue resulting from irregular denuded patches in the surface (loss of tongue papillae). Likely secondary to local irritation from hot or spicy foods, alcohol or tobacco. There are no significant complications. (27 Sep 1997) |