LYCOMANIA 



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LVM I'll ADENOMA 



Lycotnania (li-ko-ma' '-ne-ah) [Xvicog, wolf; navia, mad- 

 ness]. Synonym of Lycantkropy, </. v. 



Lycoperdon (li-ko-per'-dou) ['/i-noc, wolf; rripdeodai, to 

 break wind]. A genus of gasteromycetous fungi. L. 

 bovista, fist-ball, puff-ball, devil's snuff box. This 

 has been used as a styptic, and is now to some extent 

 employed in nervous diseases. The fumes have been 

 used as an anesthetic. L. giganteum, the giant 

 puff-ball ; similar to L. bovista. L. proteus. See 

 L. giganteum. 



Lycopersicon, Lycopersicum (li-ko-per' '-sik-on, li-ko- 

 per^-sih-um) [Xi>Kog, wolf ; irepaacog, peach]. A section 

 of the Solanact'a- , of which several species are well 

 known. See Solatium. 



Lycopin (li'-ko-pin) [hvnog, wolf; irovg, foot]. A pre- 

 cipitate from a tincture of Lycopus virginicus, an 

 astringent, styptic, sedative, and tonic. Dose from i to 

 4 grains. Unof. 



Lycopodin (li-ko-po' '-din) [Xvicog, wolf; 7roi»c,foot], <".,., 

 H 5s N 2 O s . A bitter alkaloid found in Lycopodium cla- 

 vatum and L. complanatum. It is readily soluble in 

 water, ether, and in alcohol. Unof. 



Lycopodium (li-ko-po' -dc-um) [avkoq , wolf ; novg, foot]. 

 Club-moss, witch-meal, wolf's-claw. In medicine, the 

 sporules of L. clavatum and other varieties, in the 

 form of a light, fine, yellowish powder, are used as a 

 desiccant and absorbent on moist and excoriated sur- 

 faces ; in pharmacy, as an inert powder in which to 

 imbed pills to prevent their adhering to each other. 

 Lycopodium is inflammable and slightly explosive, 

 whence the name " vegetable sulphur." A large num- 

 ber of species are known. L. clavatum, lycopodium. 

 L. complanatum, common club-moss, ground-pine, 

 found in Europe and North America. L. inundatum, 

 marsh club-moss. L. officinale. See L. clavatum. 

 L. phlegmasia, an Asiatic species said to possess 

 aphrodisiac properties. L. recurvum. See L. 

 selago. L. rubrum, a species which is actively 

 purgative. It has been employed in South America in 

 elephantiasis. L. saussurus, Brazilian piligon. Its 

 alkaloid, piligonin, is a powerful emetic, purgative, and 

 convulsant. L. selago, fir-moss, fir-club-moss, tree- 

 moss ; a species found in Europe and North America. 

 It is cathartic and emetic in its action. Unof. 



Lycopus (li'-ko-pus). See Bugleweed. 



Lycorexia, Lycorrhexy (li-kor-eks'-e-ah, li'-kor-eks-c) 

 [/j'Kog, wolf; ope^u;, appetite]. A wolfish or canine 

 appetite; bulimia. 



Lycostoma (li-kos'-io-mah) [Xvicog, wolf; ardfia, 

 mouth]. Cleft palate. 



Lye (//) [ME., ley, lye]. The solution of alkaline 

 hydrates obtained by leaching ashes ; any alkaline 

 solution. 



Lyencephalous (li-en-sef'-al-ns) [Ivtiv, to loosen ; 

 t} KFtyd/.oq , brain]. Having cerebral hemispheres that 

 are loosely united. 



Lygismus (li-jiz' -?nus) [Mryiofidg, from Xvyiijeiv, to 

 bend]. A melodious, flexible voice ; also, disloca- 

 tion. 



Lygmus (lig / -mus) [/>';. ,"<<<]• Synonym of Hiccough. 



Lygodesmia (li-godez'-me-ah) [Tivyog, twig; Sea/H6g, 

 bond]. A genus of composite- flowered herbs. L. 

 spinosa, of Nevada and California, has about its 

 stem, at the ground, a tuft of woolly or silky liber, 

 useful as a hemostatic. Unof. 



Lygophilous (li-goff' -il-us) [>ry>/, twilight ; (ptAeiv, to 

 love]. Seeking dark places. 



Lying-down, Lying-in. Sec Puerperal State. 



Lyma (li'-mah) [?.vpa, washings: pi., Lymata\ I. 

 Filth, or sordes. 2. Lochia. 



Lymph (limf) [lympha, water]. The fluid in the lym- 

 phatic vessels, the product of the filtration of the 



liquid portion of the blood through the walls of the 

 capillaries. Applied, also, to certain products of 

 lymph-exudation in wounds, etc. L., Animal, vac- 

 cine-lymph obtained from an animal. L., Aplastic, 

 a lymph-product of inflammation that will not form 

 embryonic tissue. It is called, also, Corpuscular or 

 Croupous lymph. L., Bovine, vaccine-material ob- 

 tained from a cow or a calf. L., Calf, vaccine from the 

 calf. L.-cell, L. -corpuscle, a leukocyte occurring 

 in the lymph. L. -corpuscles, the colorless corpuscles 

 of the lymph. L., Euplastic. See L., Pla 

 L., Fibrinous. Same as /,., Plastic. L. -follicles, 

 branched lacunar labyrinthine parts composed of 

 adenoid tissue intercalated in the course of the lym- 

 phatic vessels. They are not true glands. L.- 

 glands. See Lymphatic Glands. L. -hearts, exist 

 in certain cold-blooded animals, the frog, e. g. , having 

 two axillary and two sacral hearts fur pumping the 

 lymph. L., Humanized, vaccine from a human 

 being. L., Inflammatory, that thrown out as a pro- 

 duct of inflammation in wounds, etc. L., Koch's, a 

 term for the fluid called, by Koch, paratoloid, now 

 known a.s tu/'f ;■(////>!. See Tuberculin. It is recom- 

 mended by Koch for hypodermatic injection in cases 

 of tuberculous disease. L., Plastic, fibrinous lymph ; 

 that forming embryonic tissue. L. -scrotum, an ana- 

 sarcous condition of the scrotum due to tin- presence 

 of Filaria sanguinis hominis in the blood-stream. 

 See Filaria. L. -spaces, the lacunas that occur in 

 connective tissue, and contain lymph. L., Vituline. 

 See L., Calf. 



Lymphaden (I im -fa' -den) [lympha, water ; iiSi/V, gland]. 

 Any lymphatic gland. • 



Lymphadenectasis (lim-fad-en-ek' -tas-is) \Jympha, 

 lymph; wh'/r, gland; enTaoig, distention]. A tumor 

 of a lymph-gland, due to dilatation of its sinuses. 



Lymphadenhypertrophy ( Km -fad-en -hi -per'- tro -fe) 

 [lympha, lymph ; ddrjv, gland ; mkp, over ; ~po<t>T], 

 nourishment]. Hypertrophy of the lymphatic glands. 



Lymphadenia (lim-fad-e' -ne-ah) [lympha, lymph; 

 adrjv, gland]. A general hyperplasia of the lym- 

 phatic tissue with or without leukocytosis. 



Lymphadenism (lim-fad' '-en-izm) [lympha, lvmph ; 

 a6rp>, gland]. The general condition of disease that 

 accompanies lymphadenoma. 



Lymphadenitis (lim-fad-oi-i'-tis) [lympha, lymph ; 

 ('Aijv, gland; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of a 

 lymphatic gland. L., Cutaneous, mycosis fungoides. 

 L., Septic, a form due to the presence of microor- 

 ganisms. L., Simple, lymphadenitis due to irrita- 

 tion. 



Lymphadenoid (lim-fad' '-en-oid) [lympha. lymph; 

 adrp>, gland; e}6o<t, like]. Resembling, or of the 

 nature of, a lymphatic gland. 



Lymphadenoma (lim-fatl-oi-o'-mak) [lympha. lymph; 

 <:<h]i('jua, a glandular tumor: //. , Lymphadenomata'X. 

 Hodgkin's disease; Malignant lymphoma; Pseudo- 

 leukemia; Ansemica lymphatica; Adenie [Fr.]. A 

 disease of the lymphatic structures of the body char- 

 acterized by a hyperplasia, and often a new forma- 

 lism of lymphatic tissue in glands, spleen, and bone- 

 marrow. The cervical glands are usually first involved. 

 The blood, as a rule, presents the characters of anemia 

 without increase in the number of white corpuscles. 

 Pyrexia, often of a remittent type, is common. The 

 disease occurs most frequently in males. The duration 

 is from two to five years, and the disease results fatally. 

 ( tccasionally lymphadenoma is converted into a true 

 leukemia. L., Hard, a form characterized by indu- 

 rated, firm, glandular swellings. L., Leukemic, 

 whin associated with leukemia. L., Soft, a form in 

 which the enlarged lymphatic glands are soft. 



