| locked facets | Complete dislocation of one or both articular processes, usually with overriding of the inferior articular process of the vertebra above into a position anterior to the superior articular process of the vertebra below. Synonym: locked facets. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| locked knee | A condition in which the knee lacks full extension and flexion because of internal derangement, usually the result of a torn medial meniscus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locked-in syndrome | <syndrome> Basis pontis infarct resulting in tetraplegia, horizontal ophthalmoplegia, dysphagia, and facial diplegia with preserved consciousness; caused by basilar artery occlusion. Synonym: pseudocoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locken | <botany> The globeflower (Trollius). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lockjaw | An infection caused by the micro-organism Clostridium tetani. Symptoms include muscular rigidity, contractions and pain with stiffness in the jaw muscles. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Lockwood's ligament | A thickening of the inferior part of the bulbar sheath which supports the eye within the orbit; it extends between the lateral and medial orbital margins and includes the medial and lateral check ligament's. Synonym: Lockwood's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lockwood, Charles | <person> English anatomist and surgeon, 1858-1914. See: Lockwood's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| LOCM | <abbreviation> Low osmolar contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| loco | <botany> A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also given vaguely to several other species of the same genus. Synonym: loco weed. Origin: Sp. Loco insane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loco citato | <zoology> In the place cited, used to avoid repetition of a bibliographic reference already given. (09 Jan 1998) |
| locobase | <chemical> A moisturiser used to prevent skin irritation caused by water and detergents; no other info avail 3/94 (26 Jun 1999) |
| locomotion | <cell biology> Term used by some authors to distinguish movement of cells from place to place from movements such as flattening, shape change, cytokinesis etc. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locomotive | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to locomotion, pertaining to or affecting the locomotive apparatus of the body. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locomotor | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to locomotion, pertaining to or affecting the locomotive apparatus of the body. (18 Nov 1997) |
| locomotor ataxia | The severe gait ataxia seen with tabetic neurosyphylis. Patients walk with the feet wide apart, slapping them clumsily to the floor with each step, and depend on visual cues to maintain balance. See: tabetic neurosyphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |