| loco citato | <zoology> In the place cited, used to avoid repetition of a bibliographic reference already given. (09 Jan 1998) |
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| locobase | <chemical> A moisturiser used to prevent skin irritation caused by water and detergents; no other info avail 3/94 (26 Jun 1999) |
| locomotion | <cell biology> Term used by some authors to distinguish movement of cells from place to place from movements such as flattening, shape change, cytokinesis etc. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locomotive | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to locomotion, pertaining to or affecting the locomotive apparatus of the body. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locomotor | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to locomotion, pertaining to or affecting the locomotive apparatus of the body. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locomotor ataxia | The severe gait ataxia seen with tabetic neurosyphylis. Patients walk with the feet wide apart, slapping them clumsily to the floor with each step, and depend on visual cues to maintain balance. See: tabetic neurosyphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locomotorial | Relating to the locomotorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locomotorium | The locomotor apparatus of the body. Origin: L. Locus, place, + motorius, moving (05 Mar 2000) |
| locomotory | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to locomotion, pertaining to or affecting the locomotive apparatus of the body. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locoregional | <anatomy> The characteristic of a disease producing organism to transfer itself, but typically to the same region of the body (a leg, the lungs) (18 Nov 1997) |
| locoweed disease | <botany> A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also given vaguely to several other species of the same genus. Synonym: loco weed. Origin: Sp. Loco insane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loculament | <botany> The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged. Origin: L. Loculamentum case, box, fr. Loculus a compartment, dim. Of locus place. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| locular | Having the nature of, or consisting of, cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| loculate | <botany> Divided into compartments. Origin: L. Loculatus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loculation | 1. A loculate region in an organ or tissue, or a loculate structure formed between surfaces of organs, mucous or serous membranes, and so on. 2. The process that results in the formation of a loculus or loculi. (05 Mar 2000) |