LOSTORFER'S CORPUSCLES 



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LUBRICATING 



Lostorfer's Corpuscles. The granular masses al- 

 leged by Lostorfer to have been found in the blood of 

 syphilitic patients. 



Lote {lot). See Celtis. 



Lotio {lo'-she-o) [L.]. See Lotion. L. adstringens, 

 Warren's styptic, consisting of five parts of sulphuric 

 acid, and four parts each of turpentine and alcohol. 

 L. nigra. See Hydrargyrum. 



Lotion (lo'-shun) \lotio, a wash]. Any medicinal solu- 

 tion intended for external use. L., Black. See Hy- 

 drargyrum. L., Cold Evaporating, plumbi acet. 

 ^j, pulv. opii 3J, aquse Oj. Or, liq. plumbi sub- 

 acetat. f^iv, tinct. opii f^ij, aquae Oj ; for exter- 

 nal use. L., Goulard's, liquor plumbi subacetatis. 

 See Plumbum. L. for Mouth, acid pyrolig. 3J, 

 aquse. f^viij ; use externally. Or, tinct. myrrh £ ss, 

 potass, chlor. ^iij, aquse f^iv. L., Red, zinci sulph. 

 gr. x, spts. rosmarin., tinct. lavand. comp., aa fsjjss, 

 aq. f^x; use locally. 



Lotophagous {lo-toff'-ag-us) \_7mt6c, lotus ; (fxryeiv, to 

 devour]. Lotus eating. 



Lotura {Jo-tu'-rah). [L. ]. Lotion. L. carnis, L. 

 carnium, a sanguinolent and serous liquid some- 

 times discharged in cases of dysentery or diarrhea. 



Louis's Angina. See Ludwig's Angina. L.'s Angle. 

 See Angle. L.'s Law. See Law. 



Louping-ill {loop' -ing-il) [E. dial., loup, to spring]. 

 Leaping-evil : a disease of sheep causing them to 

 spring up in going forward (Scotch). It is due to the 

 presence of a cystic parasite in the spinal canal. See 

 Ccenurus cereb rales, under Parasites [Animal), Table 



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 Louse (loivs). See Pediculosis. 



Lousiness (low'-ze-nes). See Pediculosis. 



Lousy {lozv'-zc) [ME., lous, a louse]. Affected with 

 pediculosis. 



Louvred Panes. See Ventilation. 



Lovage (luv'-azh ) [ME., loveac he~\ . The root of Ligus- 

 ticum levisticum and Levisticum officinale, stimulant, 

 aromatic, carminative, and emmenagogue drugs. Dose 

 of a fid. ext. f 3J-ij- Unof. 



Love (luv) [ME., loven, to love]. 1. To regard with 

 strong affection. 2. Sexual passion. L. -potion. 

 See Philter. 



Low Crown. An artificial crown inserted into the 

 natural root of a tooth ; it consists of a gold-backed 

 porcelain -facing, to which is attached a combined 

 post and cap. which, from its peculiar form, is called 

 a " step-plug," and which fits into an enlarged root- 

 canal of a similar form. 



Lower, Tubercle of. See Tubercle. 



Loxa Bark [loks'-ah bark). Pale cinchona ; the bark 

 of Cinchona officinalis. 



Loxarthron (loks-ar' -thron) [/lof<5c, slanting ; apOpov, 

 a joint]. Any oblique or abnormal direction of a 

 joint, not caused by spasm or luxation. 



Loxarthrosis {loks-ar-thro' '-sis) \lo!-6c, awry ; apOpuair, 

 joint]. Distortion of a joint. 



Loxauchenus {loks aw-ken' -us) \\o!-6c, oblique ; avxh v , 

 neck]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which the 

 angle formed by the intersection of the radius fixus 

 and a line drawn between the basion and the inion is 

 from 14 to 20 . 



Loxia [loks'-e-ah). See Torticollis. 



Loxic (loks'-ik) \\o$6q, oblique]. Distorted; awry; 

 twisted. 



Loxochordus [loks-o-kor' dus) \7jnt-6c, oblique ; chorda, 

 a cord]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which the 

 angle formed between the intersection of the radius 

 fixus and the line drawn from the bregma to the 

 lambda is between I7°and 2Q°. 



Loxocoryphus (Joks-o-kor' -if-us) \7m^6c, oblique ; 



nopixp?/, the head]. Lissauer's term for a skull in 

 which the angle formed by the intersection of the 

 radius fixus and a line connecting the bregma and 

 the lambda is between 17 and 28. 5 . 



Loxocyesis {loks-o-si-e'-sis) [/o^or, awry ; m //rr/c, preg- 

 nancy]. Oblique displacement of the gravid uterus. 



Loxodont {loks f -o-dont), Loxodontous {loks-o-don'- 

 tus) \7i>i-6q, aslant; bdo'vg, tooth]. Having teeth 

 placed at abnormal angles with the jaw. 



Loxolophodont {loks-o-lof'-o-dont) [/".ogdc, slanting; 

 Mtyog, a crest; odovc, tooth]. In biology, a form of 

 dentition in which oblique crests connect the anterior 

 internal tubercle of the upper molars with two ex- 

 ternal tubercles ; this is characteristic of a gigantic 

 Ungulate. 



Loxometopus (loks-o-met-o' -pus) \7x>S,6q, oblique ; 

 nov, the space between the eyes]. Lissauer's term 

 for a skull in which the angle formed by the intersection 

 of the radius fixus and a line drawn from the bregma 

 to the nasal point is between 43 and 47 



Loxophthalmos (loks-off-thal' '-mos). Synonym of 

 Strabismus, q. v. 



Loxopisthius {loks-o-pis' -the-us) [7.6^oc, . oblique ; bma- 

 diog, hinder]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which 

 the angle formed by the intersection of the radius 

 fixus and a line drawn through the lambda and the 

 inion is between 95 and 104 . 



Loxopisthocranius {loks-o-pis-tho-kra'-ne-us) [ 



oblique; OTviadev, behind; apaviov, skull]. Lissauer's | 

 term for a skull in which the angle formed bel 

 the radius fixus and a line drawn through the la 

 and the opisthion is between II9 and 130 . 



Loxoprosopus {loks-o-pros' '-o-pus) [Xofoc, oblique 

 cuttov, face]. Lissauer's term for a skull in \ 

 the angle formed by the intersection of the radios 

 fixus and a line drawn from the nasion to the alveolar ' 

 point is between 78.5 and 89. 5 . 



Loxopterygin (loks-o-ter'-ij-in) \}.o%6c, oblique; ~~ 

 awing], C 26 H 34 N 2 2 . A white amorphous alkaloid oh-i 

 tained from the bark of Loxopterygium lorentzii. 



Loxopterygium \loks-o-ter-ij' -e-um) [7x>!;6c, oblique;! 

 itTEpvi;, wing]. A genus of anacardiaceous trees. L 

 lorentzii, L. sagotii, red quebracho, the bar 

 which is used as a substitute for cinchona. Unof. 



Loxorrhinus [loks-or-i' '-nus) [Xo^dc, oblique ; pig, nose] 

 Lissauer's term for a skull in which the angle forma 

 between the radius fixus and a line drawn from tli 

 sion to the subnasal point is between 77. 5 and 8 



Loxotic {loks-ot'-ik). See Loxic. 



Loxotmesis [loks-ot-me'-sis). See Loxotomy. 



Loxotomy (loks-of -o-mc) \?.o$6g, oblique ; toiu/, 

 ting]. That form of amputation commonly known 1 

 the "oblique section." 



Loy's Disease. Horse-pox. See Diseases, Table 0). 



Lozenge (Joz'-enj) [ME., losange, lozenge]. A medi 

 cated tablet with sugar as a basis. See Trochisi 



Lubido (lu-bid'-o). See Libido. 



Lubricant {lu f -brik-ant) \lubricare, to make sirn 

 Making smooth, oily, or slippery. 



Lubricating {lu'-brik-a-ting) [lubricare, to 

 smooth]. Making smooth or slippery. L. Oils, oil 

 products obtained chiefly from petroleum and u 

 lubricating purposes. Some crude petroleum> an 

 ural lubricating oils, requiring little or no treatment t 

 fit them for use. The other petroleum lubricatinj 

 are obtained in one of two ways — either by driving '• 

 the light hydrocarbons from the crude oil, yieldin 

 what is called a "reduced oil," or they are th 

 obtained by distilling the petroleum residuum it 

 stills. The lightest of the lubricating oils, * 

 gravity from 32 B. to 38 B., are frequently 

 " neutral oils." They are largely used forthepurpo 



