| L-form |
L-phase variant; see under variant.
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| L-phase v. |
a variant phase of certain bacteria, induced by osmotic shock, temperature shock, or the presence of antibiotics, and consisting of a spherical or ellipsoidal body without a rigid cell wall. The cells are capable of growth and multiplication; they may be stable or may revert to a normal bacterial cell. Called also L-form.
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| l-phenylalanine m. |
melphalan.
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| L-S d. |
Letterer-Siwe d.
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| L-shaped k. |
a fused kidney in which one renal mass is vertical and the other is inferior to it in a transverse position; this can be either a variety of horseshoe kidney or a type of crossed renal ectopia (see under ectopia).
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