| labially | Toward the lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| labiate | Lipped, as in a calyx or corolla. (09 Oct 1997) |
| labiated | <botany> Same as Labiate, . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| labiatifloral | <botany> Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon. Origin: Labiate + L. Flos, floris, flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| labidometer | <medicine> A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the foetal head. Origin: Gr, a forceps + meter: cf. F. Labidometre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| labile | 1. Gliding, moving from point to point over the surface, unstable, fluctuating. 2. <chemistry> Chemically unstable. Origin: L. Labilis = unstable, from labi = to glide (18 Nov 1997) |
| labile affect | The rapid shifts in outward emotional expressions; often associated with organic brain syndromes such as intoxication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labile current | An electrical current applied to the body by means of electrodes that are constantly shifted about. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labile elements | Tissue cells, as of epithelium, connective tissue, etc., that continue to multiply by mitosis during the life of the individual. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labile factor | <chemical> Heat- and storage-labile plasma glycoprotein which accelerates the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in blood coagulation. Factor v accomplishes this by forming a complex with factor xa, phospholipid, and calcium (prothrombinase complex). Deficiency of factor v leads to owren's disease. Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor V (12 Dec 1998) |
| labile hypertension | Frequently changing levels of elevated blood pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labile pulse | Frequent changes in pulse rate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lability | The state of being labile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labimeter | <medicine> See Labidometer. Origin: Cf. F. Labimetre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| labio- | The lips. See: cheilo-. Origin: L. Labium, lip (05 Mar 2000) |