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Line a 



that 



aniectom 



I. l-'rac- 

 I with little or no 





j. Mai 



i little line]. In bi- 



[n bi- 



e by 

 of the body, 

 -. kinesither- 



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■ 

 ..i , Lingu ]. The 



L. geographica, 



L., Posterior, the epi- 



L. propendula, at synonym of 



I. 



|. Shaped like the 

 L. Artery. 

 L. Bone. See //. L. 



L. Nerve. 



of. 

 1 , dim. of lingua, a 

 L.laminosa. See Lingula. 

 I . tongue ; forma, 



■ ■• of tin u :. a tongue], A 



live of 

 ntra) lobule of the cerebellum. 

 ■ laminosa. Also, a 

 of the 

 also called the ligula and the 

 o, the line of demarca- 

 te I and 

 nd th< elian surface. L. 



tie of b 

 i of the lower 

 in in 

 L. of Wrisberg, the conn& 

 I the trit 



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it tit. 



ir: //., 

 |uid oinb 



medi- 

 oily mixtui 



L. exsiccans. 

 hn Long's, 



etic 



acid, and yolk of egg. L., Stokes', a stimulating lini- 

 nt containing oil of turpentine ioo, acetic arid 15, 

 3o, linseed oil 4, and the yolk of one egg. 

 L., Swediaur's, a salve for application to carcinoma- 

 tous ulcers, containing arsenious a< id and olive oil. 



Limn ' nin) \Jinum, flax]. 1. A strongly purgative 

 principle obtainable from /.intuit catharticum ,or purg- 

 ing flax. Unof. 2. [n biology, minute threads extend- 

 ing between the individual microsomata (ids) in a 

 : nucleus. (O. nod Rath.) ["he achromatin of the 

 nuclear network ; parachromatin, less correctly called 

 nucleo-hyaloplasm. 



Linitis (/i-ni'-tis) [Tuvov, web; /r/r, inflammation]. An 

 inflammation of the network of filamentous areolar 

 tissue surrounding the vessels of the stomach. L., 

 Plastic,.! term for fibrinous infiltration of the pylorus. 

 L., Suppurative, suppurative or phlegmonous gas- 

 tritis 



Link [lingk) [ME., lenke, a link]. A loop of a chain. 



Linoleic Acid {lin-o-L'-ik). See Acid. 



Linolein [lin-o'-I, in) [linum, tlax ; oleum, oil]. The 

 neutral fat contained in linseed oil, to which the 

 drying property of the oil is due. It is, chemically, a 

 linoleate of glycerin. 



Linseed {lin'-sSd). See Linum. L. Oil, Oleum lint, is 

 expressed from the seeds of the Linum usitatissimitm , 

 or flax-plant. By cold pressure is obtained a pale, 

 tasteles- oil. which is used in Russia and Poland 

 in cooking, as a substitute for lard or butter. By warm 

 pressure an amber-colored or dark-yellow oil is ob- 

 tained. Linseed oil is, when fresh, somewhat viscid, 

 but as a drying-oil it gradually absorbs oxygen, and 

 becomes thick and eventually dry and hard. It is used 

 in the preparation of paints, varnishes, printers' ink, 

 and oil-cloth. L. Poultice, a poultice made of linseed 

 meal. 



Lint [linum, flax]. A loosely woven or partly felted 

 mass of broken linen-fibers, made by scraping and 

 "picking" old linen cloth. It is used as a dressing 

 for wounds and raw surfaces. See Charpie. L., Com- 

 mon, lint that is twilled on one side and " woolly" 

 on the other. In the spreading of an ointment the 

 twilled side is used. 



Linteum {lin' -te-uni) [L.]. Lint. L., Patent, 

 English charpie ; lint that is scraped on both sides, 

 a soft finish being thus given to the two surfaces. 

 L., Picked, charpie. 



Linum (li'-iutm) [L. : gen., Lini\ Flaxseed. Lin- 

 seed. The seeds of L. usitatissimum, the common 

 flax-plant, containing 30-40 per cent, of fixed (linseed) 

 oil in the embryo of the seed, and 15 per cent, of 

 mucilage in the epithelium. It is a demulcent, emol- 

 lient, and expectorant, useful in all inflammations of 

 mucous membranes. L., Cataplasma (B. P.), made 

 from linseed meal. L. catharticum is an active purga- 

 tive and vermifuge. L., Farina (B. P.), flaxseed meal 

 used as a poultice. L., Ol., the fixed oil of flaxseed 

 expressed cold ; a glycerid of linoleic acid. Dose 

 § ss— ij. L., Infus., unof., "flaxseed tea," flaxseed 

 ,^iij. licorice root _^j, water 2x, infused four hours. 

 lii-'- indefinite. L., Semen, linseed or flaxseed. 

 Carron Oil, linseed oil emulsified in lime-water. The 

 genus Linum contains several other species. 



Liodermia (li-o-der' '-me-ah\ [AcZoc, smooth; depfia, 

 skin]. A condition of smoothness and glossiness of 

 the skin. L. essentialis cum melanosi et telangi- 

 ectasia. Synonym of Xeroderma pigmentosum. 



Liomyoma {li-o-mi-o'-maA) [/nor, smooth; fiiiufia, 

 a muscle-tumor]. A tumor composed of unstriped 

 muscular tissue ; it> mosl common seat is the uterus, 

 where, on account of the admixture of fibrous tissue, it 

 is known as uterine fibroid. 



