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fingers or toes from digitus, a 

 finger or toe), tangle, an esculent 

 sea- weed, dried portions of which, 

 from its property of absorbing 

 moisture and thus increasing in 

 bulk, are employed for the dilat- 

 ation of narrow canals and apert- 

 ures in dissections : L. sacchar- 

 ina, sd&kar-m'a, an esculent 

 sea -weed, from which a sweet 

 extract is obtained, in Iceland. 



laminitis, n., Iam f 'in'lt f 4s (L. lam- 

 ina, a thin plate of metal), in- 

 flammation of the layers of the 

 stomach, as in the horse. 



lampas, n., lam'-pas (Gr. lampas, 

 a torch, a fiery meteor), among 

 horses, the swelling of the gums 

 and palate incidental to dentition, 

 a term in use among horsemen. 



lanceolate, a., Idns'e-til-dt (L. 

 lancWldtus, armed with a little 

 lance or spear from lanc$a, a 

 lance or spear), having the form 

 of a lance-head ; narrowly ellip- 

 tical, and tapering to both ends. 



lancet, n., Idns'&t (F. lancette, 

 dim. from lance, a lance), a small, 

 sharp, two-edged knife, used by 

 surgeons. 



lancewood, n., lans'-wood, a wood 

 furnished by the Duguetia quiter- 

 ensis, Ord. Anonacese. 



lancinating, a., lans'-in-at-ing (L. 

 lancea, a lance), piercing or 

 seeming to pierce with a sudden 

 shooting pain. 



lansium, n., lans'-l-um (from native 

 name), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Meliacese, which yields the Lansa, 

 Langsat, or Ayer-ayer, a yellow 

 fruit highly esteemed in the 

 East. 



Lantana, n., lan-tdn^d (unas- 

 certained), a genus of shrubs, 

 Ord. Verbenacese, having an 

 agreeable aromatic perfume, some 

 of whose species are used as tea. 



lanuginous, a., Idn-udj'm-us, also 

 lanuginose, a., lan-udj'm-dz (L. 

 lanugmosus, woolly, downy 

 from Idnugo, a wool -like produc- 

 tion, down), in bot., woolly ; 



covered with long curled, inter- 

 laced hairs: lanugo, n., lan-ug'-o, 

 the fine down or hair which 

 covers the human foetus during 

 the sixth month. 



Larch, n., Idrtsh (L. and Gr. 

 larix, It. larice, the larch), a 

 forest tree, the Larix Europsea, 

 Ord. Coniferse, also called Abies 

 larix ; the American larch Abies 

 pendula. 



lardaceous, a., Idrd-d'shus (L. 

 lardum, F. lard, lard), resem- 

 bling lard or bacon. 



Lardizabala, n., Idrd'iZ'ab'al'a 

 (after Lardizabala,of S. America), 

 a genus of hardy creepers, Ord. 

 Berberidacese, which yield good 

 edible fruit in Chili. 



Larix, n., lar'-iks (L. larix, the 

 larch), a genus of forest trees, 

 Ord. Coniferse, Sub-ord. Abiet- 

 inese : Larix Europsea, ur'-op-e'-a 

 (pert, to Europe), the larch. 



Larkspur, n., Idrk'-sper (lark and 

 spur), a plant with showy flowers, 

 usually of a vivid blue, genus 

 Delphinium, Ord. Eanuncul- 

 acese. 



larva, n., Idrv'-a, larvsB, n. plu., 

 larvae (L. larva, a ghost, a mask), 

 an insect in the caterpillar or grub 

 state after it has emerged from 

 the egg. 



laryngismus, n., lar'-lng-jfa'-mtts 

 (Gr. larunggismos, shouting, 

 vociferation from larungglzo, I 

 bawl out with open throat), a 

 false or spasmodic croup, called 

 ' child crowing, ' from the crowing 

 inspiration by which it is charac- 

 terised ; a spasm of the glottis ; 

 also laryngismus stridulus, strid'- 

 ul'US (L. stridulus, a creaking or 

 hissing), same meaning as pre- 

 ceding ; due to destructive dis- 

 ease of vocal apparatus. 



laryngo, n., lar-ing'-go (Gr. lar- 

 ungx, the upper part of the wind- 

 pipe), a word indicating connec- 

 tion with the larynx. 



laryngoscope, n., Idr -ing'- go -shop 

 (Gr. larungx, the larynx ; skopeo, 



