LAM 



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LANI 1 I 



the 

 L. prima 



L. prop:.: 



the 



>ral, thi • 









1. 



r.l.i 



Mil. 



. 



Ouadrilateralis, 



L., Reti- 



nd- 



and 



1.. secundaria. 



L. semicircularis. 



enopetrosa, a small 



ater 



dis, a thin p 



'. membranous in 



ilea 



L. 



rte th.it winds spirally 



L. supercho- 



i - 



L. tectoria. 



L., Terminal. I. See L. 



A tin: anterior 



I. terminalis. Terma. L. 



. : rior 



hi noid bone. 



laminae of the 



L., Tympanic, the tympanic plate of 



oral bone. L., 



L. of Vertebra. 



I vcntralis. teral mesoblastic 



L. ■. •• of the skull. 



■ 

 rd, which by 

 splanchnopleure 

 L.. Vitreous roid), a 



tilt: in 



Lar. . a thin plate]. The sensi- 



tire ai terior 

 ;:i the horse. See also 



Fr.]. Flatl the 



of the fetal head to 



) [lamina, a 

 : having I 

 I 



I. 



i / . 

 I. B 



L. cor- 



I 



. 



tents 



L. Probe 



harina, i 



L. Ten- 



Lamination {lam-in a'-shuti) [lamina, a layer]. Ar- 

 rangement in plates or layer.-. An operation in 

 embryotomy, consisting in cutting the skull in slice-. 



Laminectomy (lam-in- e k' -to-me~) [lamina, a layer; 

 ision]. The operation of removing the 

 posterior vertebral arches. 



Lamineur [lam-in-ar') [lamina, a layer]. An instru- 

 ment for performing laminage, </. <-■. 



Laminitis (lam-in-i'-tis) [lamina, plate; trie, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of the laminae of a horse's 

 hoof; founder. 



Laminose (lam'-in-os) [lamina, a thin plate]. Thin, 

 membranous, or plate like. 



Lamium um)[h.,the dead-nettle]. A gcnib 



of labiate plants. L. album, the leaves and stems of 

 the plant /-■ album, with properties due to an alkaloid, 

 Lamin. It is useful in menorrhagia. Dose of the 

 tincture £ss-ij. I'nof. 



Lamnar (lam f -nar) [lamna, a thin plate]. A term 

 applied to nails that are Hat, short and broad. 



Lamnectomy (lam-nek* -io-me). Same as Laminec- 

 tomy. 



Lamp ['/iiii-di , a lamp]. A vessel containing a liquid 

 capable of burning, and a wick. It is used to give 

 light. L., Aphlogistic, a lamp devised by Davy in 

 which glowing platinum furnishes the light. L. -black, 

 a tine black substance, almost pure carbon, made by 

 burning coal-oils in an atmosphere deficient in oxygen, 

 or by allowing a gas-flame to impinge on a cold surface. 

 See Pigments, Conspectus of. L., Laryngoscopic, a 

 small incandescent lamp used in laryngoscopy. One 

 form is provided with reflectors and lenses by 

 means of which light can be projected into the mouth, 

 pharynx, and larynx. L., Lee's, a lamp used in mer- 

 curial fumigation. L., Mercurial, a lamp consisting 

 of two cups, an upper for holding the mercury, a 

 lower for holding water. The latter is heated by 

 means of a Bunsen burner, the water and mercury 

 being both vaporized. L., Spirit, one in which 

 alcohol is used to produce heat rather than light. L., 

 Van Buren's, a device for mercurial fumigation. 



Lampas (lam' pa ) [Fr., lam fas, lampas]. A conges- 

 tive swelling of the fleshy lining of the roof of the 

 mouth, in the horse. 



Lampers (lam'-p, r% ) . Sec Lampas. 



Lamprophony (lam-proff f -o-ne) [Aafnvpdq sounding ; 

 cpuvi/, voice]. A sonorous, ringing quality of the voice. 



Lampsana (lamp-sa'-nah). See Lapsana. 



Lampsis (lamp' -sis) ['/ainj<ir, a shining]. Splendor, 

 brilliancy. 



Lana (la'-nali) [L.]. Wool. 



Lanate (Ian' -at) [/',:<"'. wool]. Woolly; lanuginous ; 

 lanigerous; lanose. 



Lancaster Black-drop. Acetum opii; vinegar of 

 urn. 



Lance (lans) [lancea, a lance or spear]. I. A lancet. 

 2. To open, a- with a lancet <>v bistoury. L., Mau- 

 riceau's, a lance shaped knife foi opening the fetal 

 head in embryotomy. 



Lanceate (lan'-se-at) [lancea, a lance]. See Lanceo- 

 late. 



Lanceolar (lan'-se-o-lar). See Lanceolate. 



Lanceolate ' o lat) [lanceola, a little lance]. In 



biology, shaped like a lance-head ; thin and tapering 

 toward- each end. 



Lancet (lan'-set) [dim. of lancea, a lance]. A two 

 edged surgical instrumi nl for incising tumors, etc. L., 

 Gum, a small i> nl in which the cutting portion 



has a convex edge anil is at right-angles !<> the shaft. 

 L., Spring, one in which tin blade is thrust out by 

 means of a spring, which i- controlled by a trigger. 

 L., Thumb, one with a double edged, broad blade. 



