| luminous intensity | The luminous flux per unit solid angle in a given direction. Synonym: candle-power, radiant intensity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| luminous retinoscope | <instrument> A portable optical device providing either a circular or linear (streak) beam of light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumirhodopsin | <protein> Altered form of rhodopsin produced as a result of illumination. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lumisome | <cell biology> SuB-cellular membrane enclosed vesicle that is the site of bioluminescence in some marine coelenterates. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (18 Nov 1997) |
| lumisterol | 1. A by-product in ergocalciferol biosynthesis. 2. A phosphorylated derivative of ribulose that is an intermediate in the pentose monophosphate shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lump | Any kind of abnormal mass in the breast or elsewhere in the body. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lumpectomy | <procedure, surgery> An operation to remove a lump, usually from the body or the breast. (16 Dec 1997) |
| lumper | <zoology> The European eelpout. Synonym: lumpen. Origin: Cf. Lamper eel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lumpfish | <zoology> A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) of Europe and America. The colour is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Synonym: lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl. Origin: From Lump, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. Lump, F. Lompe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lumpsucker | <zoology> The lumprish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lumpy jaw | <microbiology> A chronic local or systemic granulomatous infection caused by the fungus Actinomyces bovis or israeli. Symptoms include: weight loss, weakness, fever and pain at site of infection. Signs: multiple draining sinuses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lumpy skin disease | A poxvirus infection of cattle characterised by the appearance of nodules on all parts of the skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lumpy skin disease virus | <virology> A species of capripoxvirus causing a cattle disease occurring in africa. (12 Dec 1998) |