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Leukopodious, Leukopodous [lu-ko-pc/ -de-us, lu-kop'- 

 o-dus) [/cvhoc, white; nobs, foot]. Having white- 

 feet. 



Leukopogous [lu-kop , -o-gus\ [tevicdg, white; ir&yov, 

 heard]. White- bearded. 



Leucopous [luf-ko-pus). See Leukopodous. 



Leukops {lu'-fcops) [tevxdg, white; d>ip, eye]. An 

 individual having white eyes 



Leukopterous [lu-kop r -ter-us) [/l««<5c, white; ■KTtp6v, 

 wings]. In biology, possessing white wings. 



Leukorrhagia [lu-kor-a'-je-ah |[/Uwcdi ;, white ; peyvvvat, 

 to burst forth]. An excessive leukorrheal How. 



Leukorrhea [lu-kor-e'-aK) [Aev/aJc, white ; poia, a flow]. 

 A whitish muco-purulent discharge from the female 

 genital canal, popularly called ' ' the whites." L., Cer- 

 vical, that due to disease of the cervix uteri. L., In- 

 fantile, a form occurring in female infants, due to lack 

 of cleanliness, to irritant urine, or to worms. L., Men- 

 strual, a variety occurring in young anemic girls at the 

 menstrual period, instead of the menses. L. nabothi, a 

 sero sanguineous discharge occurring for two or three 

 days before labor. L. masculina syphilitica. Syno- 

 nym of Gonorrhea, q. v. L. of Pregnancy, a vaginal 

 discharge in the pregnant woman. It is more abundant 

 than in the non-pregnant state, and is sometimes 

 confounded with hydrorrhea gravidarum. L., 

 Periodic, a periodic form coinciding with the 

 menstrual periods. L., Uterine, L., Vaginal, L., 

 Vulval, forms due to uterine, vaginal, and vulval in- 

 flammation respectively. 



Leukorrheal [lu-kor-e* '-a/) [?LEVK6g, white; poia, flow]. 

 Of the nature of, or pertaining to, leukorrhea. 



Leukosarcoma [lu-ko-sar-ko* -mah) [/.evuog, white ; 

 aapKUfia, a fleshy tumor: pi, Leukosarcomata\. A 

 non-pigmented sarcoma. 



Leukoscope (lu f -ko-skop) [Xevicdg, white ; okotteiv, to 

 inspect]. An instrument used in testing for color- 

 blindness. 



Leukosin {lu'-ko-sin) [tatwede, white]. A principle 

 said by some to be present in asthma-crystals, and in 

 crystals found in the blood in certain cases of leuke- 

 mia. 



Leukosis {lu-ko'-sis) YkevK&g, white : pi., Leukoses']. I. 

 Any disease of the lymphatic system. 2. Abnormal 

 whiteness of the skin. Also, the development and 

 progress of leukoma. 



Leukospermous [lu-ko-sper'-mus) [/fi'mio, white ; 

 awipfia, seed]. In biology, bearing white seeds. 



Leukotic Uu-koP-ik) [Xewa5c, white]. Relating to 

 leukoma. 



Leukotin {lu-ko' -tin) [Aetwoc, white]. C 21 H 20 O 6 . A 

 crystalline substance found in Paracoto ; it is soluble 

 in alcohol, ether, and chloroform. 



Leukotrichous {lu-kof -rik-us) [XevicSg, white ; dpi!-, 

 hair]. White-haired. 



Leukoturic Acid {lu-kot-u'-rik). See Oxalantin. 



Leukous {lit* -kits) [fowc<5f, white]. White. 



Leukuresis {I it -ku- re' -sis) \Jxvkoc, white ; ovpov, urine]. 

 Albuminuria. 



Leusin (/u'-sin). See Leucin. 



Levant Plague. Synonym of the Plague, q. v. L. 

 Wormseed. See Santonica. 



Levantine Plague. Synonym of the Plague, q. v. 



Levasseur Sign. See Death. 



Levator [le-va'-tor) [L., " a lifter :" //.. Levatores\ 

 I. That which raises or elevates, as certain must 

 See Muscles, Table of. 2. An instrument used for 

 raising a depressed portion of the skull. 

 Leven ilev'-en). See I, area. 



Lever '{le / -ver) \levare, to elevate]. i. A vectis or 

 one-armed tractor, used in obstetrics. 2. A dental 

 instrument, used in lifting out decayed stumps. L., 



Davy's, an aorta-compressor. It is a wooden bar, 

 which is introduced into the rectum. 



Levert's Law. See Law. 



Levicellular [lev-e-sel'-u-lar) [levis, smooth ; cellula, 

 cell]. Smooth-celled, as a levicellular myoma, or a 

 levicellular muscle tiber. 



Levigable (lev* -ig-a-bl) \lawigare, to make smooth]. 

 Susceptible of being levigated, or reduced to fine 

 powder by a mechanical process. 



Levigate at) \_kevigare, to make smooth]. To 



reduce to a fine powder by rubbing or grinding ; to trit- 

 urate. 



Levigation [lev-ig-a f -shun\ \lavigatio ; lawigare, to 

 make smooth]. The trituration of a substance made 

 into a paste with water or other liquid. When per- 

 formed with a muller on a slab of porphyry it is called 

 porpkyrization. 



Levis's Apparatus. An apparatus for treating fracture 

 of the clavicle, composed of an axillary pad and a 

 sling. L.'s Splints, supporting structures made of 

 light metal, and perforated, for use in the treatment of 

 fractures. 



Levitation {lev it-a'-shuri) \levitas, lightness], i. The 

 pretended elevation of the body into the air without sup- 

 port, a feat professedly performed by various modern 

 thaumaturgists. 2. The subjective sense of being 

 aloft, anil without support ; a symptom in certain cases 

 of insanity. 



Levogyrous {le-vo-ji' '-rus\ \_hc7<us, left; yvpog, a turn]. 

 See Levorotatory. 



Levorotatory (le-To-ro' -tat-o- re) \larvus, left ; rotare, to 

 turn]. Causing to turn toward the left hand; a levo- 

 rotatory crystal is one that turns the rays of polarized 

 light to the left. 



Levulan {lev* -u-lati) \_Lfvus, left], C 6 H 10 O 5 . An an- 

 hydrid of levulose obtained from beet-sugar molasses. 



Levulin {lev' -u-lin) \lcevus, left]. A carbohydrate 

 identical with synanthrose, occurring in immature grain 

 and the tubers of certain composite flowers. 



Levulinic Acid [lev-u-lin' -ik). See Acid. 



Levulosan [lev-u-lo'-san) \hevus, left], C 6 H 10 O 5 . A 

 dehydration-product prepared by heating levulose. 



Levulose [lev'-u-los) [lavus, left], C 6 H X2 6 . The 

 natural sugar of fruits. It reduces an alkaline solution 

 of copper sulphate. See Sugar, Glucose, and Fructose. 



Levulosuria [lev-u-los-u* -re-ah) [lotus, left; ovpov, 

 urine]. The presence of levulose, or fruit-sugar, in the 

 urine. 



Lewinin {Ju f -in-in) [from Dr. Lewin, who described 

 it]. The alpha resin of kava, q. r. ; it is said by 

 Lewin to be as effective a local anesthetic as cocain. 



Lexipharmac {leks-if-ar* '-mak) tyqt-u;, cessation ; oap- 

 puK/'iv, poison]. An alexipharmac. 



Lexipyretic {leks-ip-i-rei> '-ik) [H/Ztr, cessation ; -v/>er6g, 

 fever]. I. febrifugal; antipyretic. 2. A febrifugal 

 medicine. 



Leyden [li'-den) [Dutch]. A town in Holland. L. 

 Battery. A series of Leyden jars connected tandem. 

 L.-blue. Same as Cobalt-blue. L. Jar, a glass 

 jar coated within and without with tinfoil, reaching 

 nearly to the neck, and surmounted by a knobbed 

 conductor in connection with the inner coating. It 

 is designed for the temporary "accumulation" of 

 electricity, or rather for the preservation of the high 

 potential to which the inner foil may be charged. It 

 is discharged by connecting the outer foil with the 

 knob. The jar was first made in the town of Leyden, 

 its discovery being due to Cuneus, a pupil of Muschen- 

 brreck. It is also called Kleistian jar or Kleist's jar. 

 Kleist was a prebendary of Cammin, in Pomerania, 

 and is said to have invented the jar independently of 

 Cuneus, and a year before him, viz., in 1745. L., 



