| 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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