LIOTRICHOUS 



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LIFURIA 



Liotrichous (li-ol f -rik-us). See Leiotrichous. 



Lip [ME., ///, lip]. Either of the fleshy folds sur- 

 rounding the orifice, of the mouth; or one >>i the labia 

 majora. See Labium. L. -protector, a shield for 

 protecting the lip during a dental operation. L.- 

 reading, German System of, a method of teaching 

 deaf-mutes to speak by imitating the movements of the 

 lips and tongue, while modulation is secured by feel- 

 ing the vibrations of the teacher's larynx, the pupil 

 in this way attempting to control the natural harshness 

 of the laryngeal sounds. L. -salve, a cosmetic oint- 

 ment for the lips. 



Lipa (li'-pah) [L.]. Fat. 



Lipacidemia [lip-as -id-e'-me-ah) \7uwog, fat; acidus, 

 sour ; alfia, blood]. The presence of fatty acids in the 

 blood, with diminution of its alkalinity. 



Lipaciduria [lip-as-id-u' -re-ah) \Xiirog, fat; acidus, 

 acid; oipov, urine]. The presence of fatty acids in 

 the urine. 



Lipaemia (lip-e'-me-ah). See Lipemia. 



Lipanin [lip* '-an-in) [Mirog, fat]. A substitute for cod- 

 liver-oil, consisting of pure olive-oil and six per cent, 

 of oleic acid. It speedily emulsifies in weak solutions 

 of soda, has an agreeable taste, and is readily taken. 

 The dose is from 2 to 6 tablespoonfuls daily. 



Lipara(/// / -rfr-(///)[/^apoc, fatty]. An emollient plaster. 



Liparia (lip-a' '-re-ah) [Xiirapia, fatness]. Fatness; 

 obesity. 



Liparocele (lip' -ar-o-sel) \7nzap6c, fat ; k/'////, a tumor]. 

 A fatty tumor or cyst; a hernia containing fatty tissue. 



Liparoid (lip'-ar-oid) ['//-apoc, fatty; euhr, like]. 

 Resembling fat. 



Liparomphalos (lip-ar-om' -fal-os) [/U7rapoc, fat; bu<pa- 

 t\6g, the navel]. A fatty tumor situated at the navel, 

 or involving the umbilical cord. 



Liparoscirrhus (lip-ar-o-skir' '-us) [l.rxapdc, fat; onippoc, 

 a carcinomatous growth]. A fatty, scirrhous tumor. 



Liparotrichia (lip-ar-o-trik' -e-ah) [/.tirapog, fat ; dpij;, 

 hair]. Abnormal greasiness of the hair. 



Liparous (Zip' '-ar-us) ['/.cnapag, fat]. Fat ; obese. 



Lipemania (li-pe-ma'-ne-ah). See Lypemania. 



Lipemia (lip-e'-me-ah) [/Uttoc, fat; alpa, blood]. The 

 presence of an emulsion of fine oil-globules in the 

 blood, a condition sometimes noted in diabetes. L., 

 Intra-ocular, a condition characterized by marked 

 distention of the retinal vessels, and a salmon-colored 

 fundus. L- retinalis. Same as L., Intra-ocular. 



Lipocele (lip'-o-sel). Synonym of Liparocele, a. v. 



Lipochrin (lip'-o-krin) [Xiirog, fat; uxpoc, sallow]. A 

 yellow pigment obtained from the fat-globules in the 

 retinal epithelium. It is soluble in chloroform, ether, 

 and benzol. It is probably closely allied to the yel- 

 low coloring-matter of many other animal fats. It is 

 slowly bleached by sunlight. 



Lipochrome (lip'-o-krom) [Xinog, fat ; xpij^a, color]. 

 Any one of the very numerous fatty pigments of the 

 animal economy, such as the chromophanes and 

 lutein. They are fatty pigments characterized by 

 exhibiting absorption-bands, which, though varying 

 somewhat in position according to the solvent em- 

 ployed, are usually situated toward the violet end of 

 the spectrum. Under this class of pigments are in- 

 cluded the luteins. These fatty pigment- are found 

 in the blood and viscera of many invertebrates. 



Lipodermatous (lip-o-der* -mat-us) [Xeiireiv, to leave; 

 Aepfja, skin]. Affected with lipodermia. 



Lipodermia (li-po-der'-me-ah). See Leipodermia. 



Lipofibroma \lip-o-ft.-bro'-mah) [Mirog, fat; fibroma, a 

 fibrous tumor]. A lipoma witli fibrous elements. 



Lipogastrosis (lip-o-gas-tro 1 '-sis) [Xeiireiv, to leave ; to 

 be lacking; yaorfip, stomach]. In biology, absence 

 of a proper enteric cavity, or stomach. 



Lipogenesis (lip-o-jen' , . is) [//-or, fat ; yivtavg, birth]. 

 The formation or deposit of fat. 



Lipogenous (lip-oj' -en-us) [XiirSg, fat; yewav, to 

 beget]. Fat-producing. 



Lipoid (lip'-oid) [^iiroc, fat; eldoc, like] . Resembling 

 fat or oil. 



Lipoma [lip-o f -mah) \7uirog, fat; bfia, a tumor://., 

 Lipomata\ A fatty tumor. L. arborescens tuber- 

 culosum, tuberculous disease of a joint, in which 

 the whole inner surface of the synovial membrane is 

 covered with sessile or pedunculated papillomatous 

 growths, small and rather uniform in size. If these 

 become detached they constitute the so-called rice- 

 bodies. L. colloides, myxolipoma. L., Cystic, 

 one containing cysts. L., Fibrous. See IJpnfibroma. 

 L., Myxo-, a lipoma containing myxomatous tissue. 

 L., Pendulous, Lipoma pendulum. L. pendulum, 

 a lipoma having a pedicle. L., Telangiectatic, one 

 containing many dilated blood-vessels. 



Lipomatoid (lip-o / -mat-oid). See Lipomatous. 



Lipomatosis (lip-o-mat-o'-sis) [/JTru/ia, a fatty tumor]. 

 A general deposition of fat ; obesity. 



Lipomatous (lip-c/ -mat-us) ['/i—uua, a fatty tumor]. 

 Of the nature of a lipoma ; fatty. 



Lipomeria (lip-o-me' '-re-ah) [Xeiireiv, to leave; fiepog, 

 a part]. A monstrosity having one limb absent. 



Lipomyxoma (lip-o-77iiks-o'-»iah \ [//-<»/, fat; (ivi-Ofta, 

 a myxomatous tumor : //. , Lipomyxomata~\. A myx- 

 oma with fatty elements. 



Liposarcous (lip-o-sar' -kus) [Xeineiv, to leave ; cap!; , 

 flesh]. Lean; emaciated. 



Liposis (lip-o'-sis). See I^ipomatosis. 



Lipospongosis (lip-o-spun-go' -sis) \7attoc, fatty; c- . 

 }of, sponge]. The formation of a fatty or sponge- 

 like outgrowth. 



Lipostomatous [lip-o-sto' -mat-u>) [/Xeineiv, to leave; 

 arofia, mouth]. Absence of a mouth. 



Lipostomosis (lip-o-sto-mo'-sis) [/Xeineiv, to leave; to 

 be lacking; aro/ia, mouth]. In biology, absence of the 

 oral aperture. 



Lipostomy (lip-os' '-to-me) [feiireiv, to leave ; ardfia, 

 mouth]. Atrophy of the mouth. 



Lipothymia (lip-o-thi' '-me-ah). See Leipothymia. 



Lipotype (lip'-o-tip) [Xeiireiv, to leave, to be lacking; 

 ri -oc, impression, type]. In biology, a type of or- 

 ganism, the absence of which is characteristic of a 

 particular district or region ; thus the Boiidu: and / Iver- 

 rida are lipotypes of the neotropic region. 



Lipoxenous (lip-oks'-e/i-us) [/Xeiireiy, to leave; ;tior, 

 host]. In biology, applied to a parasite that leaves 

 its host and completes its existence independently. 



Lippa (lip'-ah). Lippitudo, </. v. 



Lippia (lip'-e-ah) [after Augustus L.ippi, a French phy- 

 sician]. A genus of verbenaceous plants. The 

 leaves of L. mexicana, growing in Mexico and the 

 U. S., are demulcent and expectorant, and do not 

 nauseate. Dose of the tincture ,^ss-j. L. dulcis 

 and L. graveolens have similar uses. Unof. 



Lippich's Polarimeter. A polarimeter for the quanti- 

 tative determination of sugar in the urine. 



Lippiol (lip'-e-ol) [lippia; oleum, oil]. A medicinal 

 camphor derivable from Lippia mexicana. Unof. 



Lippitude (lip' '-e-titd '), Lippitudo (lip-e-tu'-do) {lip- 

 pus, blear-eyed; a watery condition of the eyes]. A 

 condition marked by a moist and raw margin of the 

 eyelids, with a discharge of purulent matter. L. angu- 

 laris, a chronic inflammation of the lids at the external 

 canthus. L. neonatorum, ophthalmia neonatorum. 



Lipsis (lip' -sis) \_'/en!na leaving]. Cessation ; ending. 

 L. animi, fainting. 



Lipuria (lip-u f -re-ah) [_'/i~or, fat; ovpov, urine]. The 

 presence of fat in the urine. 



