LILY Or 'IUh VAL1 







Lily of the Valley. nvaUaria ■ 



Limb dim) [ME., /;«;, a limb]. I. A j f an 



animal bod ■ i or trunk ; a !• . 



arm. 2. In raJ area, i 



of an organ or part 



motion. L., Anterior 

 part of the internal capsule ir, front of the • i 

 eluded between the i ular nuc. 



L., Artificial, a mechanii al substitute f r an arm or a 

 leg. L. -girdle, tbi 



a limb and the trur,,. . L., Pectoral, I r or 



fore-limb. L., Pelvic, the lower or hind-limb. L. 

 Plexus, the supposed rearrangement of I 

 so as t' 



the spinal cord with particular 

 L., Poster:o: 



hind the knee, situated betwi caudate 



and the optic thalamu- L.-root. the part of a 

 skeleton that bears a limb. 



Limbate it) \limbus, a border]. Bordered. 



Limbation \lim-baf-shun) {limbus,-* border]. In bi- 

 ology, the formation of an extended a lateral 

 thickening. 



Limbed ilimd) [ME.,//w, a limb]. Having limbs. 



Limbic ilim'-bik) \Jimbus, a border]. Marginal; per- 

 taining to a border. L. Fissure. m L. 

 Lobe, that surrounding the corpus callosum. 



Limburger Cheese, .^ee Ch 



Limbus ilim'-bu:) [L.]. A border. The circumfer- 

 ential edge of any flat organ or part. L. corneae, 

 the edge of the cornea at its junction with the 

 sclerotic coat. L. laminae spiralis, the spiral mem- 

 branous cushion, at the border of thi is lamina 

 spiralis of the cochlea. L. luteus. See Macula 

 lutea. L. vieussenii, that portion of the edge of the 

 septum secundum in the fetal heart of the rabbit that 

 forms part of the boundary of the foramen ovale. 



Lime dim) [Ar. limun, a lemon]. The fruit of several 

 species of Citrus, as C. limetta. L.-juice, the juice 

 of the lime. It should contain, when bottled, a small 

 percentage of sulphurous acid, to prevent fermentation. 



Lime dim) [ME.,//», lime]. The popular name for cal- 

 cium oxid, CaO quicklime), and calcium hydrate, 

 Ca( HO). Calcium oxid (quicklime has a great affinity 

 for water and f On contact with the former, 



slaked lime is formed, with the evolution of heat, 

 living tissues it acts as a caustic. L., Burnt, L., 

 Caustic, calcium oxid, quicklime. L., Chlorid of, L., 

 Chlorinated, the chlorid of lime of commerce, is not 

 a distinct chemic compound ; its chief constituent, 

 and the one on which its disinfectant properties depend, 

 is calcium hypochlorite, which liberates chlorin. L.- 

 secreting Glands. See Morrens 1 Glands. L., 

 Milk of, a milky fluid consisting of calcium hydrate 

 suspended in water. L., Quick, L., Slaked, com- 

 mon terms for lime. L. -ointment, an ointment con- 

 sisting of slaked lime 4, lard I, and olive oil 3. L.- 

 water, a solution of calcium hydrate in water. It is 

 astringent and alkaline, and prevents the formation 

 of dense coagula if added to milk. It is used in 

 cases of diarrhea and vomiting. 



Limen (K'-men) [Xi/ajv, a harbor]. Threshold. 



Limic (lim'-ik) \7ufi6c, hunger]. Pertaining to hunger. 



Liminal 1 Hm'-in-aU [/ju7,t, threshold]. Least; lov 

 minimal. L. Intensity. See Z 



Limitans, Limiting lim'-it-anz, lim'-it 



threshold]. Bounding. L. Membrane, the thin 

 membrane on which the epithelial tissue of the various 

 glands rests. L. Membrane, External, the thin 

 layer between the outer nuclear layer of the retina 

 and that of the rods and cones. L. Membrane, In- 

 ternal, in the eye. the inner layer of the retina. 



Limitrophic 

 to 





per' 

 Limnemic lim-ne' 



■ 

 Limnomeph:'.. . 



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Limoctonia 



• a]. Death from hui . 

 Limonene H'-m 



Limonurr. ~. the 



Ar 



num, of the same genus 



lime. The rind isomeric 



with oil of turpentine. The 



per cent, of citr r .h has a 



san. acid, but has ir. 



a refrigerant ar. . 



is largely employed as a refrigerant dri: 



L., Ol., the •• - _-. L 



" essence of lemon," 6 parts of oil and 4 of 



90 parts of alco'r. L. f Succtu used in 



paring syrupus limonis. L., Syr., lemon-juice . 



lemon-peel 2, sugar 60, water q. s. ad 100. I 



L. . - " Acid: 1 . ft 



citric acid, water, aa 8, spt of L 

 Limophoitos Limophoitosii 



fo-it-o 1 '■ . f, hung' - - ..'■-- 



due to hunger or lao. rition. 



Limophoitosic '-.m-o-fo-it-o' i#f,huriL- 



to war.: ] :n hunger or ur. 



feeding. 

 Limophthisis [Km- .hunger - . 



wasting]. The wasting of the body du-. -tion 



and lack of food. 

 Limopsora .im-op-siZ-rak) hunger ; 



itch]. A kind of scabies (or pruri: . 1 to 



attack man and other animals after long deprivation of 

 d. 

 Limopsorus hunger : 



itch]. A disease, like scurvy, pellagra, or famine- 

 fever, due to poor or insufficient food. 

 Limoseric {lim-oser* -ik) \Mfi6g, hunger]. Pertaining 



to or caused by hunger. 

 Limosis lim- 16c, hunger: 



Unnatural appetite ; a class of diseases distinguished 



by depraved appetite. 

 Limotherapy !im-o-ther f -ap-e) [ :.jnger; Oepa- 



-;atment]. The treatment of disease I 



or total deprivation of food. This method is 



certain stages of syphilis, in the treatment of aneur 



and is recommended in some cases of malignant 



disease. 

 Limp [AS., lemp, awkward]. A halting gait. 



Go* 

 Limprecht's Method. See Nitrogen. 

 Linagogue Linagogu; ? vs ) 



\linum, thread: ;, leading]. An instrur 



used in guiding the course of a suture. 

 Linamer. I Charpie; lint; 



a tent for a wound. 

 Linaria [Hn a'-re-ah) jenus of 



herbs. L. vulgaris. 

 Lincture to lick]. A 



medicine to be taken by licking ; an electuary ; looch, 



lohoch. or eclegma. [Old.] 

 Linctus linkf-tm [L.]. Same as Lincture. 



