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Li'nea splen'dens (L. shining line). A fibrous band in the pia 



mater of the spinal cord. 

 Li'neae semiluna'res (L. semilunar lines). Two curved linear 



spaces on the surface of the abdomen. 

 Li'neae transver'sae (L. transverse lines).- Three or more lines 



which intersect the fibres of the rectus muscle of the 



abdomen. 

 Lin'gua (L. a tongue). A median process developed fiom the 



floor of the mouth in the Insecta, 

 Lin'gual (L. lingua, a tongue). Relating to the tongue, as the 



lingual branch of the fifth nerve. 

 Lin'gula sphenoidalis (L. wedge-shaped tongue). A small 



bony ridge in the sphenoid bone. 

 Li'quor annul (L. amniotic fluid). The fluid contained in the 



amniotic cavity which surrounds the embryo. 

 Li'quor sangufnis (L. blood liquor). The fluid part of the 



blood in which the corpuscles float ; the blood minus its 



corpuscles. 

 Li'thocyst (Gr. lithos, a stone; kustis, a bladder). A term 



applied to the sacs containing mineral particles frequently 



found in the Medusae, and supposed to be auditory organs* 

 Locate. Made up of lobes. Applied to the tails of fishes 



when the integument is continued to the bases of the 



fin-rays. 

 Lobe (Gr. lobos, the lower part of the ear). Applied to parts 



of organs similarly shaped to the lobe of the ear. 

 LoT)i inferio'res (L. inferior lobes). A pair of enlargements on 



the lower surface of the brain in some Vertebrata. 

 L6T>ule. A small lobe; applied to the subdivisions of the 



lobes of an organ. 

 Lo'bulus cauda'tus (L. tail-like lobe). One of the lobes of the 



liver. 

 Lo'bulus quadra'tus (L. square lobe). One of the lobes of the 



liver. 

 Lo'bulus Spige'lii (L. lobe of Spigelius). One of the lobes of 



the liver. 

 Lo'chia (Gr. lochios, belonging to childbirth). The uterine 



discharges which take place after parturition. 

 Lo'cule (L. a little space). A little hollow. 

 Lo'culi (L. little spaces). The spaces between the septa in the 



Actinozoa. 

 Lo'cus caeruleus (L. dark-blue place). A collection of pigment 



in the fourth ventricle of the brain. 



