| locant | A number or letter preceding a substituent name in the name of a complex chemical that specifies the position (location) of the substituent on the parent molecule; e.g., 5 in 5-methyluridine, S in S-adenosylmethionine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| location directories and signs | Directory signs or listings of designated areas within or without a facility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| locator | An instrument or apparatus for finding the position of a foreign object in tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locellate | <botany> Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smaller ones. Origin: L. Locellus a compartment, dim. Of locus a place. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loch | <medicine> A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture. Origin: F. Looch, Ar. La'g, an electuary, or any medicine which may be licked or sucked, fr. La'g to lick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loche | <zoology> See Loach. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lochia | <obstetrics> The vaginal discharge that takes place during the first week or two after childbirth. Origin: Gr. Lochia (18 Nov 1997) |
| lochia alba | The last discharge no longer tinged with blood. Synonym: lochia purulenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia cruenta | The initial discharge stained with blood. Synonym: lochia rubra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia purulenta | The last discharge no longer tinged with blood. Synonym: lochia purulenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia rubra | The initial discharge stained with blood. Synonym: lochia rubra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia sanguinolenta | Thick, dark red vaginal discharge seen a few days after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia serosa | A thin and watery lochia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochial | Relating to the lochia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochiometra | Distention of the uterus with retained lochia. Origin: G. Metra, womb (05 Mar 2000) |