| lateral rectus | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral part of the common tendinous ring that bridges superior orbital fissure; insertion, lateral part of sclera of eye; action, abduction; nerve supply, abducens. Synonym: musculus rectus lateralis, abducens oculi, musculus rectus externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral rectus muscle of the head | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, transverse process of atlas; insertion, jugular process of occipital bone; action, inclines head to one side; nerve supply, ventral primary ramus of first cervical spinal nerve. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis lateralis, lateral rectus muscle of the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral recumbent position | A position to facilitate a vaginal examination, the patient lying on the side with the under arm behind the back, the thighs flexed, the upper one more than the lower. Synonym: English position, lateral recumbent position, semiprone position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral region | The area of the abdomen on each side of the umbilical region between transpyloric plane and intertubercular or interspinous plane. Synonym: regio lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral region of neck | The region of the neck bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the trapezius muscle, and the upper border of the clavicle, including the omoclavicular triangle. Synonym: lateral region of neck, regio cervicalis lateralis, trigonum cervicale posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral reticular nucleus | A group of cells in the medulla oblongata, located between the inferior olive and the descending trigeminal nucleus, receiving fibres from the spinal cord and motor cortex and projecting to the cerebellum. Synonym: nucleus lateralis medullae oblongatae, lateral reticular nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral root of median nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the median nerve arising from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus. Synonym: radix lateralis nervi mediani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral root of optic tract | The larger division of the posterior end of the optic tract that terminates in the lateral geniculate body. Synonym: radix lateralis tractus optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sacral artery | <anatomy, artery> Usually one of two arteries which arise from the internal iliac artery or its branches; they supply muscles and skin in the neighborhood and send branches into the sacral canal, supplying radicular and spinal arteries, and continuing on to the skin and subcutaneous tissues overlying the sacrum. Synonym: arteria sacralis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sacral crests | Crests which are rough ridges lying lateral to the sacral foramina; they represent the fused transverse processes of sacral vertebrae. Synonym: cristae sacrales laterales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sacral veins | Several veins that receive the drainage of the sacral venous plexus and sacral intervertebral veins then accompany the corresponding artery and empty into the internal iliac vein on each side. Synonym: venae sacrales laterales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sacrococcygeal ligament | <anatomy> A ligament that extends from the lateral inferior margin of the sacrum to the transverse process of the first coccygeal vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale, intercornual ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral saemicircular canals | The three bony tubes in the labyrinth of the ear within which the membranous saemicircular ducts are located; they lie in planes at right angles to each other and are known as anterior saemicircular canal, posterior saemicircular canal, and lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: canales saemicirculares ossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral segment | A delimited part or section of an organ or other structure which lies farthest to the left or right side of the other similar parts or sections. 1) segmentum laterale (hepar); the lateral segment of the left lobe of the liver. 2) segmentum laterale (pulmo dexter); [S 4]; the lateral segment of the middle lobe of the right lung. Synonym: segmentum laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral sinus | A paired dural venous sinus that drains the confluence of sinuses, running along the occipital attachment of the tentorium cerebelli and terminating in the sigmoid sinus. Synonym: sinus transversus, lateral sinus. Transverse pericardial sinus, a passage in the pericardial sac between the origins of the great vessels, i.e., posterior to the intrapericardial portions of the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta and anterior to the superior vena cava and superior to the atria; it is formed as a result of the flexure of the heart tube, partially approximating the great venous and arterial vessels. Synonym: sinus transversus pericardii, Theile's canal, transverse sinus of pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latrine |
Typically, latrines in the wealthy Roman homes where located in the kitchen, because it was regarded unsightly to put them in the bath house, and more practically, for most Romans, their only access to the sewer was through the kitchen. The toilet was built over the access pipe and a hole with sloping floor nearby was built into the base of the toilet, so that kitchen waste and residue from cleaning the floor could be quickly and easily swept into the sewer. ...
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| latent image |
An image formed by the changes to the silver halide grains in photographic emulsion on exposure to light. The image is not visible until chemical development takes place.
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| latent infection |
a chronic infection in which a host-pathogen equilibrium is established without any visible symptoms of disease phyt
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| latent period |
the period between infection and the sporulation of the pathogen on the host phyt >>> latency
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| latent virus |
a virus that does not induce symptom development in its host phyt >>> latent infection
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