| leptoprosopia | Narrowness of the face. Origin: Lepto-+ G. Prosopon, face (05 Mar 2000) |
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| leptoprosopic | Having a thin, narrow face. Compare: leptosomatic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptorhine | <anatomy> Having the nose narrow; said especially. Of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine. Origin: Gr. Small +, the nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| leptorrhine | Having a thin nose. Applied to a skull with a nasal index below 47 (Frankfort agreement) or 48 (Broca). Origin: Lepto-+ G. Rhis, nose (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptoscope | <instrument> An apparatus for measuring cell membranes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptosomatic | Leptosomic Having a slender, light, or thin body. Origin: Lepto-+ G. Soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leptospira | <bacteria> Genus of Spirochaete bacteria that cause a mild chronic infection in rats and many domestic animals. The bacteria are excreted continuously in the urine and contact with infected urine or water can result in infection of humans via cuts or breaks in the skin. Infection causes leptospirosis or Weil's disease, a type of jaundice, that is an occupational hazard for sewerage and farm workers. (18 Nov 1997) |
| leptospira canicola | A serological group of leptospira found in dogs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leptospira interrogans | A genus of question mark-shaped aerobic spirochetes, which includes two formerly recognised genera: the parasitic l. Icterohemorrhagiae and the saprophytic l. Biflexa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leptospiraceae | A family of bacteria consisting of flexible helical cells exhibiting a right-handed conformation. It consists of a single genus, leptospira. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leptospiral jaundice | Jaundice associated with infection by various species of Leptospira. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptospire | Common name for any organism belonging to the genus Leptospira. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptospirosis | <infectious disease> Caused by infection with Leptospira, Weil disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| leptospirosis icterohemorrhagica | Infection with the variety of Leptospira interrogans serotype known as icterohemorrhagiae, characterised by fever, jaundice, haemorrhagic lesions, azotemia, and central nervous system manifestations. Synonym: leptospirosis icterohemorrhagica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptospiruria | Presence of species of the genus Leptospira in the urine, as a result of leptospirosis in the renal tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leptocephalus |
a name applied to the larval form of the eels
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| leptomeningeal |
(noun plural) : the pia mater and the arachnoid considered together as investing the brain and spinal cord --called also pia-arachnoid
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| leptomeninges |
The pia mater and the arachnoid considered together as investing the brain and spinal cord -- called also leptomeninx, pia-arachnoid.
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| leptin |
A peptide hormone that is produced by fat cells. It plays a role in body weight regulation by acting on the hypothalamus to suppress appetite and burn fat stored in adipose tissue.
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| leptokurtic |
A distribution that has relatively more scores in the center and in the tails.
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| LEP | toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal |
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| LEP | toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal |
| LEP | New World frogs |
| LEP | type genus of the Leptodactylidae |
| LEP | large toothed frog of South and Central America resembling the bullfrog |
| LEP | leaf-footed bugs |
| LEP | the two innermost layers of the meninges |
| LEP | inflammation of the leptomeninges |
| LEP | an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions |
| LEP | 100 lepta equal 1 drachma |
| LEP | including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea |
| LEP | New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks |