Category: L

The period of time that a drug is effective.  

A flat band of sensory fibers extending up from the medulla through the pons and midbrain to the thalamus. A ribbonlike tract of nerve tissue conveying information from the spinal cord and brainstem upward through the midbrain to the higher centers. On each side a medial lemniscus acts as a pathway from the spinal cord,…

Most frequently, an ad hoc committee established by the leadership of a legislative chamber to study a particular issue and to issue recommendations for legislation that will be acceptable to the legislature and to the executive.  

Acts or bills passed by the legislative branches of local, state, and national governments that become laws.  

An organization established by the Roman Catholic Church in the 1930s to rate films on their violence and sexual content.  

An infection causing a form of bronchopneumonia. First identified in 1976, after an outbreak at a Legionnaire’s convention in Philadelphia. It is caused by a gram-negative microorganism, Legionella pneumophila. A bacterial disease similar to pneumonia. A severe bacterial infection with early presentation of fever and body aches; it progresses to liver and kidney damage and…

A prescription drug.  

The legal authority to engage in some act.  

The legislative act or administrative executive order authorizing a particular action, decriminalization.  

The adherence to a strict set of laws or codes of conduct as a guide to decision making.