| luting | <chemistry> See Lute, a cement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| luting agent | A fastening material or cement; e.g., plaster or wax to hold casts to an articulator, or material to hold crowns to teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lutropin | <protein> Synonym for luteinising hormone. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lututrin | A water-soluble protein-like fraction extracted from the corpus luteum of sows' ovaries, resembling relaxin; it causes uterine relaxation and is used in dysmenorrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutz, Alfredo | <person> Brazilian physician, 1855-1940. See: Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease | A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused by paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Lutzomyia | A genus of New World sandflies or bloodsucking midges (family Psychodidae) that serve as vectors of leishmaniasis and Oroyo fever; formerly combined with the Old World sandfly genus Phlebotomus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutzomyia flaviscutellata | A sandfly species that is a vector of Leishmania mexicana, the agent of chiclero's ulcer. Synonym: Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutzomyia intermedius | One of a group of sandfly species that are vectors of Leishmania braziliensis, the agent of espundia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutzomyia longipalpis | A vector of kala azar in South America. Synonym: Lutzomyia longipalpis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutzomyia peruensis | A sandfly species that is a vector of Leishmania peruviana, the agent of uta. (05 Mar 2000) |