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A line, narrow streak, or stripe. The linea alba is a tendinous line, extending from the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis, where the flat abdominal muscles are attached.  

A sweet cough medicine. A syrupy liquid medicine, particularly one used in the treatment of irritating coughs. A term applied to any thick, syrupy medicine. Most of these are remedies for excessive coughing. A mild concoction, often sweetened, consumed to alleviate the discomfort arising from an inflamed throat. A basic linctus typically lacks active medicinal…

A way of walking awkwardly because of pain, stiffness or malformation of a leg or foot. A characteristic, unsteady gait that favors one leg over the other because of pain or problems with the muscles or bones of the hips, legs, or feet. Limping may be related to pain or problems in the lower back,…

Referring to a stimulus at the lowest level which can be sensed. Hardly perceptible; relating to a threshold as of consciousness or vision. Related to a threshold, particularly concerning the minimum level of perception.  

An edge, especially the edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera. The transition zone between the cornea and the conjunctiva-sclera. magnification, contact lens The ratio of the size of the retinal image in an ametropic eye corrected with a contact lens to that of the same eye corrected with a spectacle lens. Limbi,…

Lacking one or more limbs.  

A procedure in which an arm or a leg is made longer. Its bone is divided in two and new bone forms in the gap between the ends. An orthopaedic procedure in which the length of a limb, usually a leg, is increased. The bone is surgically divided and slowly stretched in a special frame.…

An electrode attached to an arm or leg when taking an electrocardiogram. Any lead, unipolar or bipolar, in which a limb is the location of one of the electrodes.  

Sharp pains in the legs in someone who has tabes dorsalis.  

Changes in the eye to adapt to an unusually bright or dim light or to adapt to light after being in darkness. Reflex changes in the eye to allow vision in increased light (e.g., in normal light after being in the dark or in very bright light after being in normal light); it involves a…