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Logamnesia {log-am-ne'-ze-ah) [/6)oc, a word ; auiij- 

 ata, forgetfulness]. Word-deafness; word-blindness. 



Loganetin {Jog-anf -et-ist). A dissociation product of 

 loganin by action of dilute sulfuric acid. 



Logograph {log* -o-graf ') [/.6}oq, a word ; ypdoetv, to 

 write]. I. A written word. 2. Barlow's name for a 

 device for recording spoken words. 



Logokophosis {log-o-kof-o* -sis) [/6}oc, word; kckxjoic, 

 deafness] . Word-deafness ; incapacity to understand 

 spoken language. 



Logoplegia. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Paralysis of the 

 organs of speech. 



Logospasm (log / -o-spazm) [\6-jor, word; a~dofioc, 

 spasm]. Spasmodic enunciation of words. 



Loimike [loi'-mik-a) [/muikj/, the pestilential eruption]. 

 Smallpox. 



Loimography (loi-mog / -ra-fe) [y.oiuoc, plague ; ypaqeiv, 

 to write]. A description of the plague, 

 kaetin [lok-ah-et'-in). See Acid, Lokanic. 

 kain (loh'-a/i-in). See Acid, Lokainic. 



Loke. An arrow-poison, probably of the nux vomica 

 group. 



Loliaceous (lo-le-a'-shus). Belonging to the genus 

 Lolium. 



Lolism (lol'-izm). Poisoning by seeds of Lolium 

 temuUntum, L., which have found their way among 

 grain and which contain a poisonous glucosid, loliin. 

 It is marked by narcotic symptoms, vomiting, and 

 diarrhea. 



Lomacin {lom'-as-in). An alkaloid contained in Lom- 

 atia obliqua, R. Br. 



Lomadera (lom-ah-da f -rah). A form of Texas fever 

 prevalent among cattle in Venezuela due to the hemat- 

 azoon Pi'osoma bigeminum, which is transmitted by 

 the tick Ixodes australis. 



Lomatia (lom-a / -she-ah) [/.£>ua, a seam, a fringe]. A 

 genus of Proteacece. L. obliqua, R. Br., a tree of 

 South America, radal, radan, has astringent bark and 

 contains lomacin and a variety of tannin. 



Loop. { See Illus. Diet.) L., Lenticular. See Ansa 

 Unticularis. L. of Vieussens. See Ansa subclavialis. 



Looseness. (See Illus. Diet.) L., Tubular i Mason 

 Good, 1825). Synonym of Mucous colitis. 



Lophius [lof-fe-us) [>oo ■><;, a ridge]. The ridge between 

 two furrows or sulci of the ventricular surface of the 

 brain. 



Lophocome (lo-fok'-o-me) [7 odor, a tuft ; noutj, the hair 

 of the head]. Haeckel's term for a race having hair 

 which tends to fcrm little tufts 1 pepper-corn hair) 

 common among Hottentots, Bushmen, and in most 

 negroes in infancy or in adults on the temples or fore- 

 head. Cf. Eriocome. 



Lophocomous (lo-/ok / -om-us). Having the hair in 

 tufts f Haeckel). 



Lophophorin [lo-fof '-or-in) \j.600c, a crest; oopac, 

 bearing]. An alkaloid contained with anhalonin, 

 mescalin, and anhalonidin in Anhalonium leivinii, 

 Henning. 



Lophotrichia {lo-fo-trik'-e-ah). Bacteria with lophot- 

 richous ciliation. 



Lophotrichous 'lo-fot'-rik-us) [yooor, tuft ; Opi%, hair]. 

 Applied to that type of ciliation in microorganisms 

 characterized by a tuft of flagella at each pole. 



Lopped ilopt). See Truncate (Illus. Diet.). 



Loremit, Lorenit (lor* -em-it, -en-it). C 9 H 4 I(SG\,H)- 

 OHX. An isomer of loretin, forming yellow needles 

 soluble in water and used like loretin. Syn., Para- 

 iodoanaoxyquinolin orthosulfonate. 



Lorenz Bloodless Operation. See Operation. L. 

 Hip-redresseur. an apparatus to correct faulty position 

 and contraction of joints and hold the limb while fixa- 

 tion bandages are applied. 



Loretin [lor'-et-in). C H H g I0 4 SX. Meta-iodo-ortho- 

 oxy-quinolin-ana-sulfonic acid ; occurring as a crystal- 

 line, yellow, odorless powder, slightly soluble in water 

 and alcohol and concentrated sulfuric acid ; melts at 

 2S0 C. It is a nontoxic antiseptic used as a dusting- 

 powder or in 5V-10V ointment or in o. 1^-0.2 C£ 

 aqueous solutions. L. Bismuth. See Bismuth 

 Loretinate. L. Methyl. See under Methyl. 



Loripes {lor'-ip-ez) \Jorum, a thong; pes, the foot]. I. 

 Limber-footed. 2. Crook-footed, bandy-legged. 3. 

 Talipes varus. 



Lotoflavin {lo-to-Jla'-vin). A yellow pigment produced 

 by the lysis of lotusin. 



Lotouridin, Loturidin {lo-tu' rid-in). An alkaloid 

 from lotur-bark, forming yellowish-brown amorphous 

 masses. 



Lotourin, Loturin {lot ' -ur-in) . An alkaloid found by 

 O. Hesse in lotur-bark occurring in long crystals solu- 

 ble inalcohol, ether, chloroform, and weak acids, almost 

 insoluble in water and alkalis. 



Lotur-bark {lo'-tur). The bark of Symplocos racemosa, 

 Roxb. 



Lotus (lo , -tus) [/uroc, the lotus]. A genus of legu- 

 minous plants. L. arabicus, L... yields a toxic glu- 

 cosid, lotusin, and a pigment, lotoflavin. 



Lotusin (ly-lus-in). A cyanogenetic, toxic glucosid, 

 discovered by Dunstan and Henry in Lotus arabicus, 

 L. ; it is derived from maltose and gives rise to prussic 

 acid when acted upon by a hydrolytic enzyme. Cf. 

 Lotoflavin ; Khuther. 



Louse {lows). See Pedi cuius in Table of Parasites 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Loutrotherapy {lu-tro-ther 1 '-ap-e) [/.ovrpov, a bath ; 

 Oepa-eia, therapy]. The therapeutic use of artificial 

 carbonated and Xauheim baths. 



Lowenthal's Blood-test for diagnosing relapsing fever. 

 See under Test. 



Lowitt's Bodies. See Lymphogonia. 



Low-toned {Jo-tdnd'). As applied to fevers, asthenic or 

 adynamic. 



Lubrichondrin (lu-brik-on'-drin). A lubricant said to 

 consist of Chondrus crispus, oil of eucalyptus, and for- 

 mic aldehyd. It is for use in surgery. 



Lucas-Championniere's Antiseptic Powder. See 

 under Pmoder, 



Lucidification \lu-sid-if-i-ka' -shun) \lucidus, clear; 

 facere, to make]. The clearing up of a turbid sub- 

 stance. 



Lucotherapy (lu-ko thei f -ap-e) \Jux, light; therapy]. 

 Therapeutic use of light-rays. Cf. Phototherapy. 



Luetic (luk'-tik, [/actus, sorrow]. Sorrowful, giving 

 evidence of suffering. 



Luctuous (luh'-tu-us). See Luetic. 



Lucubration (lu-ku-bra' -shun\ \lucubrare, to work at 

 night]. I. Work done at night. 2. Loss of sleep. 



Lucuma caimito. 1 See Illus. Diet.) Dose, 0.1 to 

 0.15 gm.; as antipenodic. 0.2 to 0-5 gm. 



Lucumorian { lu-ku-mo'-re-an) [lux, light; morari, to 

 delay]. Lasting for several days or from day today. 



Ludwig's Magnesia Mixture. Magnesium chlorid, 

 100 gm., is dissolved in water; ammonia is added in 

 excess and then ammonium hvdrate until the precipitate 

 is dissolved; the mixture is then made up to loco c.c. 

 with water. L.'s Theory of the Origin of 

 Lymph. See under Lymph. 



Lukewarm (luk'-wahrm). Tepid; about the tempera- 

 ture of the body. 



Lumbocolostomy ilum-bo-kolos'-to-me). Colostomy 

 after lumbar incision. 



Lumbrical (lum'-brik-al). Relating to or resembling 

 a worm of the genus Lumbrievs. 



Lumbus (lum'-btts) [L.]. The loin. 



