LECTULUS 



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LEMITHOCHORTON 





tulus (Iek' -tu-lus) [dim. of iectus, bed]. An old 

 name for various forms of splints, cushions, and pads 

 in surgery ; also, a bed or couch ; a couch or 

 attress containing medicinal substances. L. medi- 

 catus, a dry fomentation. 

 Ledon (U f -don) [/.//(5or, cistus]. See Ladanum. 



doyen's Disinfecting-fluid. A solution of lead 

 itrate. 



dran's Suture. See Suture. 

 um (le'-dum) \j.fj6av, a species of cistus] . A genus 

 f ericaceous shrubs. L. palustre, marsh- tea, the 

 aves of which have been used as a febrifuge and 

 dative, and in skin-diseases. Unof. 

 yson, Powder of. A powder containing Armenian 

 le, with powdered charcoal, slaked lime, sal am- 

 oniac, and powdered cinnamon. 



h (lech) [AS., lace, physician]. I. Hirudo medi- 



nalis, or other worm-shaped aquatic and blood- 



cking animals employed in surgery. 2. Formerly a 



edical practitioner; a physician. 3. To extract 



lood by leeching. See Hirudo. L., Artificial, an 



pparatus for cupping. See Heurteloup. L.- craft, 



archaic name for the art of healing. L., Horse. 



e Horse-leech. L.-tube, a glass tube in which a 



eech is placed so that its mouth will come in contact 



th the skin of the part over which the tube is placed. 



cher (lech'-er) [ME. , leeche, a physician]. A per- 



>n who applies leeches. 



:s {fez) [AS., kes, dregs]. The dregs or solid mat - 

 r held in suspension by a liquid, that finally settles 

 t the bottom of the vessel. Especially the sediment 

 f vinous liquors. Also, a valuable side-product in 

 e manufacture of wine. It is the deposit formed on 

 the bottom of the casks, and consists of from 30 to 40 

 per cent, of vegetable matter, the remainder being 

 tartrates, sulphates (in plastered wines), alumina, 

 phosphoric acid, etc. 

 Leeting (let'-ing). The exudation on the surface of 



the skin in eczema. 

 Le Fort's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 

 Left [ME., left, left]. Sinistral; opposite of right. 

 The left-hand side. In man and other mammals, the 

 side containing the larger part of the heart. L.- 

 " rained, having the speech-center in its normal situ- 

 tion, in the left third frontal, or subfrontal convolu- 

 tion. L. -handed, having more power and dexterity 

 in the left than in the right hand. L. Lateral 

 Recumbent Position. See Postures, Table of. 

 Leg [ME., leg, leg]. The lower extremity of man, 

 especially that part from the knee to the ankle. An 

 organ of locomotion in man and other animals. L., 

 Bandy, bow-leg. L., Barbadoes, elephantiasis of 

 the leg. L., Black, of Canada, a condition of 

 purpura affecting the legs of Canadian lumbermen. 

 L., Cochin. See L., Barbadoes. L., Crossed, a 

 crossing of the axes of the legs. L., Dentist's, a 

 painful cramp in the leg-muscles of dentists. L., 

 Dover's, a term for hypochondriasis. L.-ill. See 

 Black Leg. L., Lawn-tennis. SeeLarrn-toniis Leg. 

 L., Milk, phlegmasia alba dolens. L., Scissors. See 

 L . , Crossed. L. , Weeping, a leg the seat of eczema 

 madidans. L., White. See L., Milk. 

 Legal (W-gal) \lex legis, law]. Pertaining to law. 



L. Medicine, medical jurisprudence. 

 Legal's Disease. Headache due to meningo-tvmpanic 

 __ disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



legitimacy (le-jit'-im-as-e) \legitimare , to make law- 

 ful]. The condition of being within the bounds of the 

 Also, the statutory recognition of a child born 



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law. 



within wedlock, or within a period of time necessary 

 to gestation, which may elapse after the death of the 

 father. 



Legume (leg' -urn or leg-um r ) \legere, to gather (so- 

 called because it may be gathered by the hand) ]. In 

 biology, the fruit of plants of the pea or pulse family, 

 a pod splitting along both sutures, and formed from 

 a simple pistil. 



Legumin (leg-u' -min) \legumen, pulse]. A proteid 

 compound in the seeds of many plants belonging to 

 the natural order of leguminosae. Vegetable casein. 

 See Casein. 



Leguminosae (leg-u-min-o' '-se) \legumen, pulse]. The 

 pulse family ; an important family of plants compris- 

 ing the bean, the clover, the lentil, the pea. 

 Licorice, indigo, gum arabic, senna, are also obtained 

 from species of this family. 



Leguminous (leg-u' '-minus) \legumen, pulse]. Per- 

 taining to or resembling the Leguminosce. 



Leicester System. A system of combating smallpox, 

 that consists in isolation, quarantine, and disinfection, 

 without vaccination. 



Leiocephalous (li-o-sef '-al-us) [/.eiog, smooth ; Kefaltj, 

 head]. Having a smooth head. 



Leiodermia (li-o-der* '-me-ah) \7xioq, smooth ; depua, 

 skin]. A disease of the skin marked by abnormal 

 glossiness, and by atrophy. 



Leiodermatous (li-o-der* -mat-us) [AeZoc, smooth ; 

 6epfia, skin]. Smooth-skinned. 



Leiomyoma (Ji-o-mi-o / -mah) [/.fioc, smooth ; [*vs, 

 muscle ; bua, a tumor: //., Leiomvomala\ A tumor 

 consisting largely of unstriped muscle-fibers. 



Leiopilous (li-op 1 '-il-us) [teiog, smooth ; irl/.oc, wool]. 

 Same as Leiocephalous. 



Leiopus (li'-o-pus) [/.e'toc, smooth ; ~ovc, foot]. Syn- 

 onym of Talipes planum , or flat-foot. 



Leiotrichous, Liotrichous (li-of -rik-us) [/f/oc, 

 smooth ; dpi!-, hair]. Having smooth or straight hair. 

 See Lissotrichous. 



Leiphemia (li-fe / - me-ah) [/-eirreiv, to fail ; aiua, blood]. 

 Failure, poverty, or a depraved state of the blood. 



Leipodermia (li-po-der* -me-ah) [7xi—eiv, to leave ; 

 depua, skin]. A deficiency of the skin, especially of 

 the prepuce. 



Leipomeria (li-po- me'- re-ak ) [?.ei7reiv, to leave; /uipof, 

 part]. A monstrosity with absence of one or more 

 limbs. 



Leipopsychia (li-pop-si' -ke-ah) [/x'meiv, to fail ; ^vxVt 

 spirit]. Fainting; weakness; asphyxia. 



Leipothymia (li-po-thi' -me-ah) [?.ei-eiv, to fail ; dv/idg, 

 mind]. A fainting or syncope. 



Leipothymic (li-po-thi' '-mik) [/.e'nreiv, to fail ; dvuoc, 

 mind]. Faint ; affected with or pertaining to leipo- 

 thymia. 



Leipsic Green. Same as Schtveinfurth Green. L. 

 Yellow. Same as Chrome-yellow. 



Leipyria (li-p'ir'-e-ah) \\&ma>, to fail ; rip, fire]. 

 Coldness, as of the extremities, during a high fever. 



Leitch's Blue. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Leiter's Apparatus, Coil, or Tubes. Tubes of soft, 

 flexible metal designed for application about any part of 

 the body. Cold water is passed through the tubes, 

 thereby reducing the temperature of the parts encased. 



Leithner's Blue. Same as Cobalt-blue. 



Lekene (le'-kin). The principal constituent of Cau 

 casian ozokerite ; it melts at 79 C, and has the com- 

 position C n H 2 n + 2 or C„H, n . 



Lema (le'-mah) \}ijUT], rheum]. The collection of dried 

 matter sometimes seen at the canthus of the eye. 



Lembert's Suture. See Suture. 



Lemery's Powder. A stimulant and digestive powder 

 containing cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, mace, 

 musk, and raisins. L.'s Salt, magnesium sulphate. 



Lemithochorton (lem-ith-o-kor 1 -ton). Same as Hel- 

 m inth ochorton . 



