| elephant leg | <medicine> A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. Origin: L, fr. Gr, from, an elephant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| transverse ligament of leg | The ligament that binds down the extensor tendons proximal to the ankle joint; it is continuous with (a thickening of) the deep fascia of the leg. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius, ligamentum transversum cruris, superior retinaculum of extensor muscles, transverse crural ligament, transverse ligament of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia of leg | Fascia of the leg; it is continuous with the fascia lata and is attached proximally to the patella, ligamentum patellae, the tubercle and condyles of the tibia, and the head of the fibula; distally it is thickened to form the flexor and extensor retinacula. Synonym: fascia cruris, deep fascia of leg, fascia of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of leg | The lateral surface of the part of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. Synonym: facies lateralis cruris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frog-leg lateral projection | A lateral projection of the femoral neck made with the thigh maximally abducted. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leg | 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; especially, that part of the limb between the knee and foot. 2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of pair of compasses or dividers. 3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers. 4. A bow, especially. In the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing. "He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for a favor he never received." (Fuller) 5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. 6. The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks. 7. An extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg. 8. The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets. 9. A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter. <geometry> A good leg, to have speed. To stand on one's own legs, to support one's self; to be independent. Origin: Icel. Leggr; akin to Dan. Laeg calf of the leg, Sw. Lagg. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| leg bones | The bones of the lower extremity in man and of any of the four extremities in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg dermatoses | A non-specific term used to denote any cutaneous lesion or group of lesions, or eruptions of any type on the leg. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the leg. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg length inequality | A condition in which one of a pair of legs fails to grow as long as the other. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leg lift | An exercise designed to strengthen the quadriceps muscles. The patient lies on their back and lifts one leg at a time with a slightly flexed knee joint. The application of light ankle weights can augment this exercise in those who have reached a desirable level of conditioning. (27 Sep 1997) |
| leg of antihelix | One of two ridges, inferior and superior, bounding the fossa triangularis, by which the antihelix begins at the upper part of the auricle. Synonym: crus anthelicis, leg of antihelix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leg phenomenon | In tetany, spasm both of the extensor muscles of the knee and of the calf muscles when the extended leg is flexed at the hip. Synonym: leg phenomenon, Pool-Schlesinger sign, Schlesinger's sign. In tetany, contraction of the arm muscles following the stretching of the brachial plexus by elevation of the arm above the head with the forearm extended, resembles the contraction resulting from stimulation of the ulnar nerve. Synonym: arm phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leg ulcer | Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (varicose ulcer), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lip and leg ulceration | An infectious disease of sheep characterised by crusted ulcers on the skin of the face, feet, and external genitalia; thought to be caused by the orf virus. Synonym: lip and leg ulceration. (05 Mar 2000) |