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Apochromatic lens
A lens that corrects both spherical and chromatic aberrations.
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Aplanatic lens
A lens that corrects spherical aberrations.
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Crown-rump length
In the embryo, fetus, or newborn, the distance from the crown of the head to the apex of the buttocks. The measurement can be used to estimate gestational age.
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Crown-heel length
In the embryo, fetus, or newborn, the distance from the crown of the head to the heel. A standard evaluation of the dimension of a recently born infant, obtained by measuring the distance from the top of the head to the heels.
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Basinasal length
The distance from the basion of the foramen magnum of the skull to the center of the suture between the frontal and nasal bones.
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Length
The measurement of the distance between two points.
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Lenegre’s disease
Atrioventricular or intraventricular conduction abnormalities resulting from fibrosis of the His-Purkinje fibers of the heart.
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Lemmocyte
A cell that becomes a neurilemma cell.
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Tegumentary leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis that involves the skin or mucous membranes.
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Leishmania tropica
The causative agent of Oriental sore (cutaneous leishmaniasis).
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