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L
- lactation
- production of milk;
period after giving birth during which milk is secreted in
the breasts
- laevi-
- in botany,
smooth
- lamina
- in botany,
blade
- lanci-
- in botany,
spear-shaped
- lani-
- in botany,
woolly
- latex
- milky emulsion or
suspension formed by some seed plants; contains suspended
particles of natural rubber or related
compounds
- lati-
- in botany,
broad
- laxative
- mild cathartic; agent
having the property of loosening the bowels
- leaf
- a photosynthetic and
transpiring organ, usually developed from leaf primordium in
the bud; an expanded, usually green, organ borne on the stem
of a plant
- lepido-
- in botany,
scaly
- lepto-
- in botany,
slender
- leuco-, leuko-
- in botany,
white
- leukopenia
- low white blood cell
count
- leukoplakia
- thickened, white patch
on mucous membrane of the mouth, in some cases
precancerous
- leukorrhea
- discharge from the
vagina of a white or yellowish viscous fluid with pus and
mucus cells
- leukosis
- abnormal proliferation
of any of the tissues that produce white blood
cells
- lignum
- in botany,
wood
- ligulate flowers
- strap-shaped, as in the
case of the flattened corolla in the ray florets of
composites
- limbic system
- brain structures,
including hippocampus, dentate gyrus, and
amygdala
- liniment
- ointment
- lipid
- fat-soluble substances
derived from animal or vegetable cells by nonpolar solvents
(e.g. ether); the term can include the following types of
materials: fatty acids, glycerides, phospholipids, alcohols
and waxes
- lipid
peroxidation
- the introduction of a
great number of oxygen molecules into unsaturated fatty
acids
- lipid-lowering
- reducing levels of
serum lipids in the circulation, usually refers to serum
cholesterol
- lipolytic
- breaking down
fat
- lipophilic
- agent that dissolves
fats, e.g., alcohol
- loop diuretic
- fast-acting, highly
effective agents increasing excretion of urine by acting on
the loop of Henle in the kidney
- lumbago
- pain in the mid- and
lower back
- lumen
- space in the interior
of a tubular structure
- luteinizing
hormone
- anterior pituitary
hormone stimulating estrogen production by the ovary;
promoting formation of progesterone by the corpus luteum in
women and stimulating testosterone release in
men
- luteus
- in botany, deep
yellow
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