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Lymphoncus {lim-fong' '-kus) \_lympha, lymph ; oy/coc, 

 tumor]. A hard lymphatic swelling. L. iridis. 

 See Iridauxesis. 



Lympho-nephritis (lim-fo-nef-ri' -tis) \_lympha, lymph ; 

 ve<ppog, kidney; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 of the serous, or outer, surface of the kidney. 



Lymphopathy {lim-fop' '-ath-e) \_lympha, lymph ; rrdOog, 

 disease]. Any disorder of the lymphatic organs. 



Lympho-peritonitis {lim-fo-per-it-on-i'-tis) \lympha, 

 lymph ; TcepiTovatov, peritoneum ; nig, inflammation]. 

 Lymphatic peritonitis. 



Lymphopyra {li?n-fop' -ir-ah). See Lyinphangiopyra. 



Lymphorrhagia {lim-for-a' -je-ali) \lympha, lymph ; 

 pijyvvvai, to burst forth]. An effusion or flow of 

 lymph from a ruptured lymphatic vessel. 



Lymphorrhea {lim-for-e'-ah) \lympha, lymph ; 'poia, a 

 flow]. A discharge of lymph from a wound, inter- 

 nally or externally. 



L.ympho-saicoma{lim-/o-sar-ho / -n/ah)[lympha, lymph; 

 adpnupa, a fleshy mass : pi. , Lympho-sarcomata\ Pro- 

 perly, a form of sarcoma having some of the structural 

 elements of a lymphatic gland ; also, a sarcoma seated 

 upon, or involving, a lymphatic gland. L. thymicum , 

 a lympho-sarcoma originating in a persistent thymus 

 gland and attended with metastasis to various parts of 

 the body. 



Lympho-sarcomatosis {lim'-fo - sar - ko - mat - o'- sis) 

 \Jympha, lymph ; adpKu/ua, fleshy mass]. A condi- 

 tion or diathesis marked by the development of 

 lympho-sarcoma; also, the process of such develop- 

 ment. 



Lymphosis (lim-fo' -sis) \lympha, lymph]. The elab- 

 oration of lymph. 



Lymphostasis [lim-fos' '-tas-is) \lympha, lymph; ardatg, 

 a placing]. Stasis or stoppage of the flow of 

 lymph. 



Lymphotomy {lim-fot f -o-me). See Lymphangiotomy . 



Lymphotorrhea {lim-fot-or-e'-ah ) \_lympha, lymph ; 

 ovg, ear; poia, a flow]. A serous or watery discharge 

 from the ear. 



Lymphuria {lim-fu'-re-ah ) \lympha, lymph ; ovpov, 

 urine] . A condition in which the urine spontaneously 

 coagulates, but contains no fat, as it does in chyluria. 



Lynx {links) [Avyt;, a sobbing]. Hiccough ; violent 

 sobbing. 



Lyon's Apparatus. See Urea and Disinfection. 



Lyons Blue. Same as Spirit-blue. 



Lypemania (li-pe-ma f -ne-ah) [Tdmr], sadness; fiavia, 

 madness]. A form of dementia accompanied by 

 profound mental depression and refusal to take food. 



Lyperophrenia {li-per-o-fre' -ne-ah ) \\vnrip6g, distress- 

 ing ; tppi/v, mind]. Melancholia. 



Lypothymia {li-po-thi'-me-ah ) \\vixri, sadness ; 6vfi6q, 

 mind]. Melancholia; severe mental prostration from 

 grief. This condition is not to be confounded with 

 Leipothymia, q. v. 



Lyra (li'-rah) \Xvpa, a lyre]. A lyre. L. of Fornix, 

 certain longitudinal, transverse, and oblique lines on 

 the under surface of the fornix, the arrangement of 

 which bears a fanciful resemblance to a harp. L. of 



Uterus, the uterine arbor vitse. L. of Vagina, the 

 vaginal rugae. 



Lyrate {li'-rdt) \lyra, a lyre]. In biology, lyre-shaped. 



Lysemia {li-se' '-nic-ah) [Avaig, solution; alua, blood]. 

 A dissolution of the blood, or a losing of the integral 

 parts of it. 



Lysigenetic {lis-ij-en-ef -ik). Same as Lysigenous. 



Lysigenic {lis-ij-en'-ik). Same as Lysigenous. 



Lysigenous {lis-ij f -en-us) \7diaig, a setting free ; 



born, produced]. In biology, a term applied to inter- 

 cellular spaces formed by the breaking down of con- 

 tiguous cells. Cf. Schizogenic. 



Lysimachia [lis-im-a' '-ke-ah) [Xvaig, a loosing ; 



battle]. A genus of primulaceous plants of manv 

 species. L. nemorum, L. nummularia, L. vul- 

 garis, of Europe, and L. quadrifolia, and other X. 

 American species are used in domestic medicine. In of. 



Lysinosis (lis-in-o / -sis) ["kvoig, Aveiv, to loose (a ravel- 

 ling or shred) ]. Hertz's term for a disease of the 

 lungs due to the inhalation of cotton-fibers. 



Lysiplasta [l/s-ip-/as / -ta/i) [Ivmg, a loosing ; Tr/Aaaetv, 

 to mould]. Diseased states marked by excessive secre- 

 tion. 



Lysis [li'-sis) \?,vcig, Avetv, to loose]. A term some- 

 what loosely used, but now applied to the gradual 

 decline of a disease, especially a fever. 



Lysol {li'-sol). A saponified phenol derived from 

 cresols by the action of nascent soap. It is an excel- 

 lent disinfectant in from one to three per cent, sohi 

 and has been used in dermatology and gynecology. 

 Unof. 



Lyssa {lis'-ah) [Avooa, madness]. I. A synonym of 

 Hydrophobia or Rabies. 2. Mania or madness. 



Lyssic (lis'-ik) [Avcoa, madness]. Pertaining to rabies ; 

 due to rabies. 



Lyssin {lis' -in) [?A aaa, madness]. The specific vin> 

 or germ of hydrophobia. 



Lyssodegma {Hs-o-deg'-mah). Synonym of Lysst 



Lyssodexis {lis-o-deks'-is) \_Avoo~a, madness ; da 

 to bite]. The bite of a rabid dog. 



Lyssoid {lis'-oid) \_Avaaa, rabies ; eiftog, like]. Resent' 

 bling rabies ; resembling madness. 



Lyssophobia {lis-o-fo f -be-ah) [Abaca, madness ; 

 fear] . Morbid dread of rabies ; pseudo-hydrophobia 



Lyterian {li-te'-re-an) [Ivrijpivg, loosing]. Indicatrn 

 of a lysis, or of a favorable crisis, terminatii 

 attack of disease. 



Lythrum {lith'-ritm) [_Av6pov, bloody defilement]. A 

 genus of lythraceous plants. L. salicaria, or v 

 herb, is used as an astringent in leukorrhea, diarrhea 

 and hemorrhage from the lungs. Unof. 



Lytic {lit'-ik) \_lyticus, Av-in6g\ Relating to a 

 or to a solution. 



Lytta [lit'-ah). I. Synonym of Hydrophobia. 

 long, median, pointed, fibrous or cartilaginous pn 

 (glossohyal) in the tongue of carnivora. It 

 "worm" of the dog's tongue, commonly held 

 a parasite and often extracted by fanciers. L. vesi- 

 catoria. See Cantharis. L. vittata, the potato-fly 

 containing one per cent, or more of cantharidin. 



