loculus
A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.

lodicula
Alternative form of lodicule.

lodiculae
plural of lodicula

lodicule
A small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass.

lodicules
plural of lodicule

loin
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.

longissimi
plural of longissimus

longissimus
The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.

longus
A long muscle in the body.

loph
A ridge of enamel connecting the cusps of a molar or cheek tooth.

lophocyte
A type of large cell found in the mesohyl of sponges which produces fibrillar collagen.

lophocytes
plural of lophocyte

lophophore
A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids.

lophophores
plural of lophophore

lophs
plural of loph

lophulid
A small crest on a tooth

lophulids
plural of lophulid

lordoses
plural of lordosis

lordosis
An excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing in normal human physiology a hollow in the back (lumbar lordosis, hollow back, saddle back) or the neck (cervical lordosis).
A body posture of some female mammals, indicating receptivity to copulation. It involves lowering of the forelimbs but with the rear limbs extended and hips raised, ventral arching of the spine and a raising, or sideward displacement, of the tail.

loukoumasome
An organelle that expresses tubulin

loukoumasomes
plural of loukoumasome

lovebud
The clitoris.
A nipple.

lovebuds
plural of lovebud

lovehole
The anus or vagina, in the context of sex.

loveholes
plural of lovehole

lubricin
Any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins that provide lubrication to articular cartilage.

lubricins
plural of lubricin

lughole
The human ear.

lumbalization
Alternative form of lumbarization.

lumbalizations
plural of lumbalization

lumbarization
A spinal anomaly in which the first and second segments of the sacrum do not fuse, and consequently the lumbar spine appears to have six vertebrae or segments, not five, while the sacrum appears to have only four.

lumbarizations
plural of lumbarization

lumbi
plural of lumbus

lumbotomies
plural of lumbotomy

lumbotomy
incision of the lumbar muscles, typically to access a kidney

lumbus
Synonym of loin.

luminaphone
A kind of organ whose keys project light beams through perforated revolving disks onto selenium cells in order to produce electrical vibrations that generate the sound.

luminaphones
plural of luminaphone

lunatum
The lunate bone.

lungectomies
plural of lungectomy

lungectomy
The removal of a lung.

lungful
As much as the lungs will hold.

lungfuls
plural of lungful

lunglessness
Absence of lungs.

lungsful
plural of lungful

lusheng
A type of mouth organ with multiple pipes with a free reed used by the Hmong people.

lushengs
plural of lusheng

lycopenaemia
Alternative form of lycopenemia.

lycopenemia
A benign entity characterised by yellowish orange pigmentation of the skin, caused by the deposition of lycopene.

lycopenodermia
An excess of lycopene in the blood, causing discolouration of the skin.

lycophyll
A leaf having a single unbranched vein.

lymphadenectases
plural of lymphadenectasis

lymphadenectasis
dilatation of a lymph node

lymphadenomegalies
plural of lymphadenomegaly

lymphadenomegaly
enlargement of the lymph nodes

lymphangioblast
lymphatic progenitor cell

lymphangioblasts
plural of lymphangioblast

lymphangioendothelioma
acquired progressive lymphangioma (in which endothelial cells are the main component)

lymphangioendotheliomas
plural of lymphangioendothelioma

lymphangioleiomyomatoses
plural of lymphangioleiomyomatosis

lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Obstruction of small airways in the body, caused by disorderly smooth muscle proliferation throughout the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics.

lymphapheresis
Alternative form of lymphocytapheresis.

lymphedema
The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.

lymphedemas
plural of lymphedema

lymphedoema
Alternative form of lymphedema.

lymphedoemas
plural of lymphedoema

lymphoblastoma
A blastoma of the lymph nodes

lymphoblastomas
plural of lymphoblastoma

lymphocyst
A buildup of lymphatic fluid in the pelvis

lymphocysts
plural of lymphocyst

lymphocytapheresis
apheresis during which lymphocytes are removed from the blood

lymphocyte
Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.

lymphocytes
plural of lymphocyte

lymphocytolysis
The disintegration of lymphocytes

lymphocytopaenia
Alternative form of lymphocytopenia.

lymphocytopenia
An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood

lymphocytopenias
plural of lymphocytopenia

lymphocytopoenia
Alternative spelling of lymphocytopenia.

lymphodepletion
The destruction of lymphocytes and T cells, normally by irradiation, prior to immunotherapy

lymphoedema
Alternative spelling of lymphedema.

lymphoedemas
plural of lymphoedema

lymphoepithelia
plural of lymphoepithelium

lymphoepithelium
lymphoid epithelium

lymphogenesis
The production of lymphocytes and lymph

lympholysis
The destruction of lymphocytes

lymphomalignancies
plural of lymphomalignancy

lymphomalignancy
Any malignancy of the lymph nodes

lymphomonocyte
A cell thought to have characteristics of both lymphocytes and monocytes

lymphomonocytes
plural of lymphomonocyte

lymphomonocytosis
A form of monocytosis that affects the lymph glands

lymphoneogenesis
The creation and development of lymph nodes

lymphonodectomies
plural of lymphonodectomy

lymphonodectomy
The removal of the lymph nodes

lymphoplasma
The clear fluid that is a lymph fraction free from erythrocytes

lymphoplasmocyte
A lymphoid plasmocyte

lymphoplasmocytes
plural of lymphoplasmocyte

lymphopoieses
plural of lymphopoiesis

lymphopoiesis
The development of lymphocytes and associated tissue

lymphoproliferation
The excessive production of lymphocytes.

lymphoproliferations
plural of lymphoproliferation

lymphoproloferation
Misspelling of lymphoproliferation.

lymphoreticulosis
reticulosis of the lymph nodes

lymphoscintigraphies
plural of lymphoscintigraphy

lymphoscintigraphy
scintigraphy of the lymph nodes

lymphosome
A collection of lymph nodes

lymphosomes
plural of lymphosome

lymphostasis
An obstruction to the normal flow of lymph

lymphosuppression
Suppression of lymphocyte production

lymphotaxis
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes

lymphotoxin
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells

lymphotoxins
plural of lymphotoxin

lymphotrophy
Nourishment of the tissues by lymph in parts devoid of blood vessels.

lymphotropism
Association with, or attraction towards, the lymph nodes

lymphotropisms
plural of lymphotropism

lypohypertrophy
Misspelling of lipohypertrophy.

lysate
All the material formed by the lysis of cells.

lysates
plural of lysate

lysocyte
Synonym of lymphocyte.

lysocytes
plural of lysocyte

lysophagosome
A vesicle formed by the fusion of a lysosome and a phagosome

lysophagosomes
plural of lysophagosome

lysophagy
permeabilization or rupture of the membrane of a lysosome

mackaluck
Alternative form of mukluk.

macroaperture
A transient hole in endothelial cell walls

macroapertures
plural of macroaperture

macroautophagosome
An autophagosome associated with macroautophagy

macroautophagosomes
plural of macroautophagosome

macroautophagy
A form of autophagy in which a membrane (the phagophore) forms around the material to be digested before it fuses with the lysosome