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Lilienfeld's Theory of Blood-coagulation. See 

 under Blood. 



Limacin \li' -mas-iti) [Limax, a genus of slugs]. A 

 substance similar to mucosin obtained from the slug 

 Limax agrestis. 



Lirnan (/i'-man) [y.turjv, a marsh)- lake]. A sheet of 

 water isolated from the sea and converted into a salt 

 lake. L. Cure, the treatment of diseases by bathing 

 in limans at Odessa. The waters contain chlorids of 

 sodium, potassium, and magnesium ; calcium sulfate 

 and sodium bromid. The bottoms of the lakes are 

 covered with slimy substance containing iodin, bromin, 

 sulfur, sulfuretted hydrogen, and oleic and valerianic 

 acids. 



Limanol (h'-man-ol). An extract obtained from boil- 

 ing the mud of the limans at Odessa. It is used as an 

 application in gout. 



Limatura [Jim-al-u? -rah). Filings. L. chalybis, L. 

 ferri, iron filings. 



Limb. (See Illus. Diet.) L., Anacrotic, the upward 

 stroke of a sphygmogram. L., Thoracic. See L., 

 Pectoral (Illus. Diet. ). 



Limbus. See Illus. Diet. ) L. angulosus, the oblique 

 line of the thyroid cartilage. L. conjunctivae. I. 

 The rim of conjunctiva that overlaps the corneal epithe- 

 lium. Syn., Annulus conjunctiva:. 2. See A reus 

 is (Illus. Diet.). L. fimbriatus. See Fimbria 

 (Illus. Diet. ). L. sphenoidalis, the sharp anterior 

 edge of the groove on the sphenoid bone for the optic 

 commissure. L. sylvii, the fissure of Sylvius. 



Lime. (See Illus. Diet) 3. The genus Tilia, partic- 

 ularly T. europaa. 



Limen. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The crest of the insula. 

 Syn., L. insults. L. nasi, the boundary between the 

 osseous and cartilaginous parts of the nasal cavity. 



Limicoline, Limicolous (lim-ik' '-ol-en , -us) [limus, 

 mud; -solere, to inhabit]. Inhabiting or growing in 

 mud. 



Limitans. (See Illus. Diet. ) L. externa. See Layer, 

 Cutiiular. 



Limitrophes .'•m-it'-ro-flz') [limes, a boundary ; rpo&i], 

 nourishment]. The sympathetic ganglia and their 

 connections. 



Limnobios {Jim-no* -bios) [~/.iui-r/, a lake ; 3ioc, life]. 

 The organic world of fresh water. Cf. Geobios, Ha- 

 ios. 



Limonin !im' -o-niti) [limo, a lemon]. CjjH^O, (?). 

 A glucosid from seeds of apples and lemons, occurring 

 as bitter, gleaming leaflets, soluble in alcohol and acetic 

 acid, and with sulfuric acid giving a blood-red color. 



Limping UmfS-ing) [AS. lemp, awkward]. Walk- 

 ing with a halting gait. L., Intermittent. See 

 iication, Intermittent. 



Linaceous {lin-a'-she-us) [/www, flax]. Relating to 

 the genus Linum. 



Linadin (lin'-ad-in). An insoluble dark brown powder 

 containing 1 % of iron and 0.023^ of iodin, with taste 

 of cod-liver oil, prepared from the spleen of animals. 

 Dose in malarial cachexia, 10-25 gm. 



Linalool Hn-al-o'-ol). C 10 H IS O. A fragrant liquid 

 occurring in oils of linaloe, lavender, and bergamot. 



Linamarin Iht-am-ar'-in ) [linum, flax ; amara, bit- 

 ter]. The toxic glucosid of common flax, Linum 

 xtisimum. 



Linden \!in'-den). See Tilia. 



Line, Linea. See Illus. Diet.') L. apophyseozygo- 

 matico-protuberantialis, a line described by Lan- 

 nelongue and Mauclaire passing horizontally back- 

 ward from the processus marginal is of the zygoma to 

 the median line somewhat above the external occipital 

 protuberances. L. arcuata (externa | inferior ossis 

 occipitalis, the inferior curved line of the occipital 

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bone. Lineae arcuatae externae ossis ilii, three 

 curved lines on the external surface of the ilium limit- 

 ing the areas of attachment of the gluteal muscles. L.. 

 arcuata interna ossis ilii, the iliopectineal line. L. 

 arcuata 1 externa | superior ossis occipitalis. See 

 Line, Cun-ea, Superior (of the occipital bone) (Illus. 

 Diet.). Lineae atrophicae, linear atrophy of the 

 skin. See Stria atrophica (Illus. Diet. ). L. auriculo- 

 orbitalis, a line constructed by Kronlein, correspond- 

 ing to the horizontal line of the Germans. See L., 

 Frankfort. L.. Base-apex, a line perpendicular to 

 the edge of a prism and contained within the plane that 

 bisects the refracting angle. L.s, Beau's, the trans- 

 verse ridges seen on the finger-nails after convalescence 

 from exhausting diseases. L., Borsieri's. See under 

 Signs. L., Broedel's White, the name given by How- 

 ard A. Kelly to a longitudinal white line on the anterior 

 surface of the kidney, in which unite the whitish lines 

 which represent the columns of Bertin. L.s, Briicke's, 

 the broad bands which alternate with Krause's mem- 

 branes in the fibrils of striated muscles. L. candidula 

 abdominis. See L. alba (Illus. Diet.). L.s, 

 Chiene's, imaginary lines designed to aid in localizing 

 the cerebral centers in operations upou the brain. L., 

 Conradi's, a line drawn from the base of the xiphoid 

 process to the point of the apex-beat, marking, under 

 normal conditions, the upper limit of percussion-dulness 

 of the left lobe of the liver. L. directionis pelvis, 

 the axis of the pelvic canal. L., Epiphyseal, the 

 thin layer of cartilage at first separating the borders of 

 the diaphysis and epiphysis. L. externa superior, 

 the superior curved line of the occipital bone. L., 

 Farre's White, L., Farre-Waldeyer's, the bound- 

 ary-line at the hilum of the ovary between the germ 

 epithelium and the squamous epithelium of the broad 

 ligament; it marks the insertion of the mesovarium. 

 L., Frankfort, the horizontal or base line of the skull 

 as defined at a meeting of German anthropologists. It 

 passes from the lowest point of the infraorbital border 

 through the highest point of the upper border of the 

 poms acusticus extemus. Ger. , Linie der Frankfurter 

 Vereinigung ; Frankfurter Linie. L.s, From- 

 mann's, transverse strias appearing in the axis-cylinder 

 of a nerve near the Ranvier's nodes on treatment with 

 silver nitrate. L.. Gubler's, an imaginary line con- 

 necting the points of origin of the fifth cranial nerves 

 on the lower surface of the pons. L. horizontalis 

 auriculoorbitalis. See Linea auriculooibitalis 

 (Kronlein). L. horizontalis supraorbitals, a line 

 constructed by Kronlein, parallel with the linea hori- 

 zontalis, beginning at the middle of the supraorbital 

 border. L. ilia, the portion of the iliopecuneal line 

 confined to the ilium. L. iliopectinata, L. iliopec- 

 tinea, L. innominata, the iliopectineal line. L.. r 

 Inioauricular, that passing from the inion to the mid- 

 dle of the poms acusticus externus. L.s, Interseg- 

 mental, embryonic lines separating the primitive seg- 

 ments or metameres from one another. L.s, Inter- 

 stellate, threads of achromatin forming lines which 

 pass from pole to pole in a dividing nucleus. Syn., 

 Achromatic fibrils ; A chr. matin -threads ; Cell-threads. 

 See Karyomita (Illus. Diet.). L.s, Isothermal. 

 See under Isothermal (Illus. Diet.). L., Krause's. 

 See Membrane, Krause's (Illus. Diet.). L.s, Lan- 

 termann's. See Incisure of Schmidt (Illus. Diet.). 

 L., Luschka's, an imaginary line extending from the 

 middle of the internal palpebral ligament to the space 

 between the first and second molars, and indicating the 

 course of the lacrimal sac and nasal duct. L., Mam- 

 mary, a line between the two nipples. L., Merkel's, 

 an imaginary line extending from the middle of the 

 internal palpebral ligament to the space between the 



