| leptomeninges |
(Gr. leptos, tender or thin; meninx, membrane): A term that refers to the two delicate inner membranes (pia and arachnoid mater) that invest the brain and spinal cord. Plural of leptomennix.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| leptomonad |
Old term for the promastigote stage, which is long and slender and found in the insect vector for Leishmania spp.; it is also recovered in artificial culture media (Novy, MacNeal, and Nicolle medium).
Ãâó: www.hardydiagnostics.com/Glossary-L.html
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| Lepidoptera |
An order of insects, characterised by the possession of a spiral proboscis, and of four large more or less scaly wings. It includes the well-known butterflies and moths.
Ãâó: www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/sci/lifescie...
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| lepton |
A particle (such as the electron or neutrino) not subject to strong interactions.
Ãâó: www.lbl.gov/abc/wallchart/glossary/glossary.html
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| leptokurtic |
(distribution): a flat-topped, bell-shaped curve of frequency distribution of a given character in a population stat
Ãâó: www.desicca.de/plant_breeding/Dictionary/Dictionar...
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