Glossary

Category: L

  • Law of attraction

    Promotes that other people are drawn to your most dominant thoughts.  

  • Lateral (external) rotation

    Also called outward rotation; occurs primarily at the hip and shoulder joints. Rotation refers to movement around the long axis of the limb. Located at, or pertaining to, the side and away from the body’s midline.  

  • Land tempo (LT)

    Movement at the same speed used on land. Movement occurs at each beat.  

  • Lactic acid

    A by-product of the production of ATP through the glycolytic system (anaerobic glycolosis). Lactic acid can be converted back to glycogen in the liver. The byproduct of anaerobic metabolism of glucose or glycogen in muscle. Lactic acid is a chemical byproduct of energy production in cells. The muscles produce lactic acid and lactate during exercise.…

  • Leathery

    Leathery

    Thick and leatherlike in texture, as in a leaf. Possess the feel or texture of leather.  

  • Lance-shaped

    Lance-shaped

    As in leaves that are several times longer than broad and widest below the middle, tapering with convex sides upward to the tip.  

  • Lacy leaves

    As in the shape of leaves with many tears or cuts.  

  • Luteolin

    A flavonoid found in high concentrations in celery and green pepper.  

  • Lignans

    Phytoestrogens that have estrogenic and anti-cancer properties. Naturally occurring compounds in various foods that have both oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic activity (phytoestrogens). A steroid-like chemical found in flaxseed and related plants that may be beneficial in the management of hormone-sensitive illnesses.  

  • Lytic

    Pertaining to lysis or to a lysin. Producing lysis.