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L. iCthiopum, 



rum. S 

 I. . Essentia 



I... Hys- 



ients. 



L., Urinary, 



I i i KOP1 EUROUS 



Leukopiper [lu-ko-pi' -per) [/r-.-. white; piper, pep- 

 per]. White pepper. 



Leukoplakia {lu-kopla' -ke-ah) [/Uiwttfc, white; irAdf, 

 Whitening of a surface. L. buccalis, a 

 chronic superficial glossitis characterized by the pres- 

 ence of pearly-white or bluish white patches on the 

 surface of the tongue. This condition is also called 

 It is a rare affection in individuals under 

 twenty, and in women. It is due to some irritant 

 cause, such as the smoking of a pipe and the wearing 

 of tooth plates. 



fABLE OF LEUKOMAINS. 





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' I leu- 



todc Leu- 



. white ; 



Leukoplaques [lu f -ko-plaks) [XevuSg, white; -/</;", sur- 

 I he while patches of Leukoplakia buccalis, q. v. 



Leukoplasia [lu-ko-pla' '-ze-aA). See Leukoplakia. 



Leukoplast, or Leukoplastid (lu-ko-plast* , or lu-ko- 

 plast'-i<i) [/Mv.xr, white; wAAooeiv, to form]. In 

 biology, one of the starch forming, colorless, proteid 

 bodies found in cells not exposed to light; amyloplast. 



Leukoplaxia (lu-ko-plaks'-e-aA). See Leukoplakia. 



Leukopleurous {lu-ko-plu f -rus )[7a vk6\ , white ; irTxvpfo, 

 rib]. I laving whip i flanks. 



