| long-acting thyroid stimulator | <endocrinology, immunology> A thyroid stimulating antibody which is directed against a receptor for TSH on the thyroid gland. This antibody acts like TSH and stimulates the thyroid to produce excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. The presence of this antibody generally indicates Grave's disease (hyperthyroidism). Acronym: LATS (15 Nov 1997) |
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| long adductor muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, symphysis and crest of pubis; insertion, middle third of medial lip of linea aspera of femur; action, adducts, flexes and laterally rotates the thigh; nerve supply, obturator. Synonym: musculus adductor longus, long adductor muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long axis | A line extending through the centre of an object lengthwise; in dentistry, the line extending inciso-(occluso-) cervically parallel to axial surfaces of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long axis of body | long axis of body |
| long axis view | In echocardiography, a projection parallel to the interventricular septum of the heart; four-chamber view. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long bone | One of the elongated bones of the extremities, consisting of a tubular shaft (diaphysis) and two extremities (epiphyses) usually wider than the shaft; the shaft is composed of compact bone surrounding a central medullary cavity. Compare: short bone. Synonym: os longum, pipe bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-breathed | Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long-winded. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| long buccal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A sensory branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve; it passes downward emerging from beneath the ramus of the mandible to run forward on the buccinator muscle, piercing (but not supplying) it to supply the buccal mucous membrane and skin of the cheek near the angle of the mouth. Synonym: nervus buccalis, buccinator nerve, long buccal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long central artery | <anatomy, artery> Long posterior ciliary artery, one of two branches of the ophthalmic running forward between the sclerotic and choroid coats to the iris, at the outer and inner margins of which they form by anastomosis two circles. Synonym: arteria ciliaris posterior longa, medial striate artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long chain | In bacteriology, a continuous line of more than eight cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Deficiency may cause some cases of hypoglycaemic 3-hydroxydicarboxylic aciduria Registry number: EC 1.1.1.211 Synonym: l-chad (26 Jun 1999) |
| long-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Flavoprotein; forms with another flavoprotein plus EC 1.5.5.1 a system reducing ubiquinone and other acceptors Registry number: EC 1.3.99.- Synonym: lc-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, long-chain-acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase, very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, vlcad (26 Jun 1999) |
| long-chain-alcohol dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Catalyses reversibly the oxidation of a long-chain alcohol in the presence of nad to a long-chain acid anion and NADH Registry number: EC 1.1.1.192 Synonym: fatty alcohol-nad+ oxidoreductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the final step in biosynthesizing storage liquid waxes from long chain fatty acyl CoA and fatty alcohols; forming predominantly c42 wax esters Registry number: EC 2.3.1.75 Synonym: acyl-coenzyme a-alcohol transacylase, aca transacylase, acyl-CoA-alcohol transacylase, wax-ester synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| long-chain-fatty-acid-(acyl-carrier-protein) ligase | <enzyme> Fatty acid, acyl-carrier-protein-sh and ATP gives acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein), AMP and ppi Registry number: EC 6.2.1.20 Synonym: fatty acid-acyl carrier protein ligase (AMP), acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein)synthetase, aacp synthetase, fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein synthase, vibrio harveyi, acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) synthetase, acyl-acp synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |