| lentiviruses, bovine | A subgenus of lentivirus comprising viruses that produce multi-organ disease with long incubation periods in cattle. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lentiviruses, equine | A subgenus of lentivirus comprising viruses that produce multi-organ disease with long incubation periods in horses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lentiviruses, feline | A subgenus of lentivirus comprising viruses that produce multi-organ disease with long incubation periods in cats. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lentiviruses, ovine-caprine | A subgenus of lentivirus comprising viruses that produce multi-organ disease with long incubation periods in sheep and goats. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lentiviruses, primate | A subgenus of lentivirus comprising viruses that produce immunodeficiencies in primates, including humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lentogenic | Denoting the virulence of a virus capable of inducing lethal infection in embryonic hosts after a long incubation period and an inapparent infection in immature and adult hosts; the term is used in characterizing Newcastle disease virus, particularly strains used as vaccines administered in water or as sprays. Origin: L. Lentus, sluggish, inactive, + G. -gen, producing (05 Mar 2000) |
| lentoid | <cell culture, pathology> Spherical cluster of retinal cells, formed by aggregation in vitro, that has a core of lens like cells inside which accumulate proteins characteristic of normal lens. The cells concerned derive from retinal glial cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lentula | Lentulo A motorised, flexible, spiral wire instrument used in dentistry to apply paste filling material into the root canal(s) of a tooth. Origin: L. Lentus, pliant, flexible (05 Mar 2000) |