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LAMI-NA, -. [L.] A plate, or thin coat lying over another.

LARYNX. [Gr. +larunx+, _larunx_.] The upper part of the windpipe.

LAR-YN-GITIS. Inflammation of the larynx.

LA-TISSI-MUS, -MI. [L., superlative of _latus_, broad.] A term applied to some muscles.

LE-VATOR. [L. _levo_, to raise.] A name applied to a muscle that raises some part.

LIGA-MENT. [L. _ligo_, to bind.] A strong, compact substance serving to bind one bone to another.

LINE-A, -. [L.] A line.

LINGUA, -. [L.] A tongue.

LIVER. The name of one of the abdominal organs, the largest gland in the system. It is situated below the diaphragm, and secretes the bile.

LOBE. A round projecting part of an organ.

LONGUS, LONGI-OR. [L., long, longer.] A term applied to several muscles.

LUMBAR. [L. _lumbus_, the loins.] Pertaining to the loins.

LYMPH. [L. _lympha_, water.] A colorless fluid in animal bodies, and contained in vessels called lymphatics.

LYM-PHATIC. A vessel of animal bodies that contains or conveys lymph.

MAG-NESI-UM. The metallic base of magnesia.

MAGNUS, -NA, -NUM. [L., great.] A term applied to certain muscles.

MAJOR. [L., greater.] Greater in extent or quant.i.ty.

MANGA-NESE. A metal of a whitish gray color.

MARROW. [Sax.] A soft, oleaginous substance, contained in the cavities of bones.

MAS-SETER. [Gr. +ma.s.saomai+, _ma.s.saomai_, to chew.] The name of a muscle of the face.

MASTI-CATE, MAS-TI-CATION. [L. _mastico_.] To chew; the act of chewing.

MASTOID. [Gr. +mastos+, _mastos_, breast, and +eidos+, _edos_, form.] the name of a process of the temporal bone behind the ear.

MAS-TOIDE-US. A name applied to muscles that are attached to the mastoid process.

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