| lacerate |
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verb (lacerat, ing)
- To tear, rip or wound.
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| laceration |
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noun
- An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
- The doctor sewed up the in his arm.
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| larval |
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adjective - the state of or being a larva
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| laryngitis |
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noun - An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
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| Lassa fever |
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noun
- (disease) An acute, and often fatal, viral infection endemic to West Africa. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, muscle aches, a skin rash, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, ulcers, heart and kidney failure.
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| lassitude |
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noun
- Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue.
- listlessness, Listlessness or languor.
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| latent |
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adjective
- existing or present but concealed or inactive
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| leishmaniasis |
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noun (plural leishmaniases)
- (pathology) An ulcerative skin disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandfly, sandflies.
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| leper |
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noun
- A person who has leprosy.
- A person who is shunned; a pariah.
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| leprosy |
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noun (lepros, ies)
- (disease) An infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
- In the Bible, a disease of the skin not conclusively identified, which can also affect clothes and houses.
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| leprous |
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adjective
- Relating to the disease leprosy.
- Appearing decayed, having the appearance of infection by leprosy.
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| lesion |
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noun
- A wound or an injury.
- An infected or diseased patch of skin.
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| lethargy |
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noun (lethargies)
- A state of fatigue, sluggishness and inactivity
- A state of apathy with lack of emotion or interest
- A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
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| leukemia |
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noun
- (context, US, oncology, pathology) Group of cancers of the blood-forming tissues.
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| leukopenia |
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noun
- (medicine) an abnormally low count of leukocytes in the blood
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| lichen |
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noun
- Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.
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| limp |
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noun - An irregular, jerky or awkward gait
- A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve
verb
- (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. Also used figuratively.
- (context, poker slang, intransitive) To call.
adjective - Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
- Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
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| lithic |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
- (chemistry) of, or relating to lithium
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| liver |
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noun
- (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. Responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
- This livestock organ used as food.
- (color) A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like that of liver.
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adjective (the noun as a modifier)<br>
(no (compar) or (superl) forms)
- Concerning or relating to the liver.
- liver transplant
- Intended for the liver.
- liver salts
- Of food, made of liver.
- liver pí¢té
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| lordosis |
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noun (lordoses)
- (pathology) An excessive curvature of the spine, causing a hollow in the back.
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| Lou Gehrig's disease |
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noun
- (disease) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neuron disease.
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| lumbago |
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noun
- (pathology) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disk.
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| lump |
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noun - Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
- Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
- A group, set, or unit.
- The money arrived all at once as one big sum payment.
verb - To treat as a single unit; to group together.
- People tend to turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
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| Lupus |
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proper noun
- (constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.
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| Lyme disease |
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noun
- (disease) Infection by a bacterium of the genus Borrelia which is transmitted by ticks. Symptoms include a rash followed by fever, joint pain, and headaches.
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| lymphoma |
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noun (pl=lymphomata, pl2=lymphomas)
- (context, oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
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| lymphosarcoma |
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noun
- (medicine) A diffuse malignant lymphoma.
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