| libido | Sexual desire. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| libido theory | Freud's theory that humans psychic life results mainly from instinctual or libidinal needs and the attempts to satisfy them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Libman | Emanuel, U.S. Physician, 1872-1946. See: Libman-Sacks endocarditis, Libman-Sacks syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Libman-Sacks endocarditis | Verrucous endocarditis sometimes associated with disseminated lupus erythematosus. Synonym: atypical verrucous endocarditis, Libman-Sacks syndrome, nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Libman-Sacks syndrome | Verrucous endocarditis sometimes associated with disseminated lupus erythematosus. Synonym: atypical verrucous endocarditis, Libman-Sacks syndrome, nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liborius | Paul, 19th century Russian bacteriologist. See: Liborius' method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liborius' method | A method for culturing anaerobic bacteria; a stab culture is made in the appropriate agar medium, then more of the same medium is liquefied and poured into the test tube on top of the stab culture, effectually sealing it from the air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| libra | Origin: L, a balance. <astronomy> The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus <libra/ in almanacs, etc. (b) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| libral | Of a pound weight. Origin: L. Libralis, fr. Libra the Roman pound. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| librarians | Specialists in the management of a library or the services rendered by a library, bringing professional skills to administration, organization of material and personnel, interpretation of bibliothecal rules, the development and maintenance of the library's collection, and the provision of information services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| libraries | Collections of organised information for study and reference. (12 Dec 1998) |
| libraries, hospital | Information centres primarily serving the needs of hospital medical staff and sometimes also providing patient education and other services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| library | <molecular biology> A collection of DNA molecules, derived from restriction fragments that have been cloned in vectors, that includes all or part of the genetic material of an organism. (18 Nov 1997) |
| library administration | Planning, organizing, staffing, direction, and control of libraries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| library automation | The use of automatic machines or processing devices in libraries. The automation may be applied to library administrative activities, office procedures, and delivery of library services to users. (12 Dec 1998) |