Category: L
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Lacunula
A small or minute lacuna.
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Lacune of the urethra
Any of several recesses in the mucous membrane of the urethra, especially along the floor and in the bulb. They are the openings of the urethral glands.
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Lacuna vasorum
A space for passage of femoral vessels to the thigh.
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Lacuna pharyngis
A pit at the pharyngeal end of the eustachian tube.
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Lacuna magna
The largest pitlike recess in the fossa navicularis of the distal end of the male urethra.
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Lacuna lacunae laterales
Irregular diverticula on either side of the superior sagittal sinus of the brain into which the arachnoid villi project.
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Lactotroph
A prolactin producer. The term is typically used to denote protactin-secreting cells or adenomas in the pituitary gland.
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Lactose tolerance test
A test for deficiency of lactase in the small intestine that consists of the administration of a weighed amount of lactose, followed by successive measurements of blood glucose at timed intervals. Low levels of glucose indicate a lactase deficiency.
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Lactorrhea
The discharge of milk between nursings and after weaning of offspring.
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Lactoglobulin
A protein found in milk. Casein and lactoglobulin are the most common proteins in cow’s milk.