| lower eyelid | The inferior, smaller and less mobile of the two eyelids; a check ligament from the inferior rectus muscle extends into it, pulling the lid inferiorly when the gaze is directed downward. Synonym: palpebra inferior, lower lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lower GI series | <investigation, radiology> A radiographic diagnostic procedure that involves the introduction of a barium containing contrast material into the lower gastrointestinal tract via the anus. X-rays taken after instillation of the barium will outline the course and anatomy of the lower GI tract. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lower heating value | (LHV) The potential energy in a fuel if the water vapour from combustion of hydrogen is not condensed. (05 Dec 1998) |
| lower hybrid waves | <physics> Electrostatic ion oscillations at a frequency intermediate to the electron extraordinary wave (high frequency) and the magnetosonic wave (low frequency). (09 Oct 1997) |
| lower jaw | The jaw bone. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lower lateral cutaneous nerve of arm | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the radial nerve supplying the skin of the lower lateral aspect of the arm; it frequently is a branch of the posterior antebrachial nerve. Synonym: nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis inferior, lower lateral cutaneous nerve of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower lid | The inferior, smaller and less mobile of the two eyelids; a check ligament from the inferior rectus muscle extends into it, pulling the lid inferiorly when the gaze is directed downward. Synonym: palpebra inferior, lower lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower limb | The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. Synonym: membrum inferius, inferior limb, lower extremity, pelvic limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower lip | The muscular fold bounding the opening of the mouth inferiorly. Synonym: labium inferius oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower lobe of lung | It is located below and behind the oblique fissure and contains five bronchopulmonary segments: superior, medial basal, anterior basal, lateral basal, and posterior basal. Synonym: lobus inferior pulmonis, lower lobe of lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower motor neuron | Clinical term used to indicate the final motor neuron's that innervate the skeletal muscles; distinguished from upper motor neuron's of the motor cortex that contribute to the pyramidal or corticospinal tract. See: motor neuron. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower motor neuron dysarthria | Dysarthria caused by dysfunction of the motor nuclei and the lower pons or medulla, or other neural connections, central and peripheral to the muscles of articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower motor neuron lesion | Injury to motor cells in the brainstem or spinal cord, or of the axons derived from them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower nephron nephrosis | An obsolete term for acute tubular necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower nodal extrasystole | An obsolete term for a nodal extrasystole supposed to arise from the lower part of the A-V node, recognised in the electrocardiogram by the retrograde P wave that follows the QRS complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower motor neuron lesion |
Any damage to the lower motor neuron or its axon (peripheral nerve) that separates the lower motor neuron from control of its muscle fibers. This type of lesion leads to flaccidity and muscle atrophy.
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| lower esophageal sphincter |
The muscle lying at the end of the esophagus and opening of the stomach. This muscle is used to keep acid in the stomach and out of the esophagus. It relaxes normally secondary to neurologic input when the patient swallows. In its normal state the LES is contracted (closed).
출처: www.gastromd.com/definitionsl.html
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| lower esophageal sphincter |
muscle between the esophagus and stomach.
출처: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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| lower jaw |
Right under the upper jaw. Used for grinding food.
출처: www.equinekingdom.com/data/horse_anatomy/anatomica...
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| lower motor neuron |
Nerve cells starting at the spinal cord or brain stem and ending at the muscle fibers. The loss of lower motor neurons leads to weakness, twitching of muscles (fasciculations), and loss of muscle bulk (atrophy).
출처: www.als.net/als101/glossary.asp
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| Lowe | of the underworld |
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| Lowe | inferior in rank or status |
| Lowe | (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem |
| Lowe | the bottom one of two |
| Lowe | the lower of two berths |
| Lowe | (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set |
| Lowe | a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico |
| Lowe | cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
| Lowe | from 310 million to 345 million years ago |
| Lowe | from 310 million to 345 million years ago |
| Lowe | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
| Lowe | the social class lowest in the social hierarchy |