| lux | A unit of light or illumination; the reception of a luminous flux of 1 lumen per square meter of surface. Synonym: candle-meter, meter-candle. Abbreviation: lx Origin: L. Light (05 Mar 2000) |
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| luxatio | <orthopaedics> The displacement of any part, more especially of a bone. Synonym: luxation. Origin: L. Locare = to place (18 Nov 1997) |
| luxatio erecta | Subglenoid dislocation of the head of the humerus; the arm is raised and abducted and cannot be lowered. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luxatio perinealis | A condition in which the head of the femur is dislocated to the perineum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luxation | Complete dislocation of a joint. A partial dislocation is a subluxation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Luxol fast blue | Name for a group of closely related copper phthalocyanin dyes used as stains (with PAS, PTAH, haematoxylin, silver nitrate, etc.) for myelin in nerve fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luxullianite | <chemical> A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterised by the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline crystals. Origin: So called from Luxullian, in Cornwall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| luxuriant | Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. "Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. <botany> " (Pope) Luxuriant flower, one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. Origin: L. Luxurians, p. Pr. Of luxuriare: cf. F. Luxuriant. See Luxuriate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| luxury | Origin: L. Luxuria, fr. Luxus: cf. F. Luxure. 1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. "Riches expose a man to pride and luxury." (Spectator) 2. Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury. "He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury for a hermit." (Addison) 3. Lechery; lust. "Luxury is in wine and drunkenness." (Chaucer) 4. Luxuriance; exuberance. Synonym: Voluptuousness, epicurism, effeminacy, sensuality, lasciviousness, dainty, delicacy, gratification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| luxury protein | A term sometimes used to describe those proteins that are produced specifically for the function of differentiated cells and are not required for general cell maintenance (the so called housekeeping proteins). (18 Nov 1997) |
| luxus | Excess of any sort. Origin: L. Extravagance, luxury (05 Mar 2000) |