| lunulet | <zoology> A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects. Origin: Dim. Of lunule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| lunulite | <paleontology> Any bryozoan of the genus Lunulites, having a more or less circular form. Origin: Lunule + -life: cf. F. Lunulithe. See Lunula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Lunyo virus | An atypical strain of Rift Valley fever virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupanine hydroxylase | <enzyme> A pyrroloquinoline quinone enzyme Registry number: EC 1.4.99.- Synonym: lupanine 17-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| lupercalia | A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan. Origin: L. Luperealis, fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. Lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lupiform | Resembling lupus. Synonym: lupiform. Origin: L. Lupus + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupine | Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a wolf. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lupinidine | <chemistry> A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius, formerly Spartium scoparium), as a colourless oily liquid of aniline-like odour and very bitter taste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lupinin | <chemistry> A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lupinine | <chemistry> An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, L. Albus, etc), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance. [MI11] [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, l-lupinine, C10H19NO, a bicyclic saturated quinolizine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lupinosis | Synonym: lathyrism. Origin: L. Lupinus, lupine, fr. Lupus, wolf (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupoid | Resembling lupus. Synonym: lupiform. Origin: L. Lupus + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupoid hepatitis | <pathology> A type of chronic active hepatitis that results from circulating auto-antibodies and chronic inflammation of the liver. Symptoms are those of chronic active hepatitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lupoid leishmaniasis | A partially healing leishmanial lesion caused by Leishmania tropica and characterised by an extreme form of cellular immune response, intense granuloma production, fibrinoid necrosis without caseation, and frequent development of satellite lesions that continue the production of granulomatous tissue without healing, sometimes over a period of many years; organisms are difficult to demonstrate but can be cultured. Synonym: lupoid leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupoid sycosis | A papular or pustular inflammation of the hair follicles of the beard, followed by punctuate scarring and loss of the hair. Synonym: ulerythema sycosiforme. Sycosis nuchae necrotisans, acne keloid on the back of the neck at the hairline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luminous |
1. In general, pertaining to the emission of visible radiation. 2. In photometry, a modifier used to denote that a given physical quantity, such as luminous emittance, is weighted according to the manner in which the response of the human eye varies with the wavelength of the light.
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| luteinizing hormone |
A pituitary hormone which causes growth of the yellow body of the ovary and also stimulates activity of the interstitial cells of the testis.
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| lux |
(SI symbol: lx) The unit of measurement for illuminance (ie, the amount of illumination) impinging upon a surface. 1 lx is the illuminance impinging upon a surface of 1 m 2 , each point of which is at a distance of 1 m away from a uniform point source of light of 1 cd (candela). It supersedes the foot-candle. See foot-candle; photon.
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| lumbar puncture |
a procedure in which a needle is inserted into the lower region of the spinal canal to take out a sample of spinal fluid or to inject a drug
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| lumbar spine |
the lower part of the spine between the lowest pair of ribs and the pelvis; made up of five vertebrae
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| LU | light not due to incandescence |
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| LU | emitting light not caused by heat |
| LU | the quality of being luminous |
| LU | softly bright or radiant |
| LU | the energy associated with visible light |
| LU | the rate of flow of light energy |
| LU | a measure of luminous flux per unit area |
| LU | a measure of luminous intensity |
| LU | the quality of being luminous |
| LU | an awkward stupid person |
| LU | a compact mass |
| LU | a large piece of something without definite shape |