leukoencephalitis
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ inflammation of the white matter of the brain
leukoma
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
leukopenia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
leukorrhea
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection
leukotomy
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Leuwenhoek
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
Lev Ivanov
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Russian choreographer (1834-1905)
Lev Davidovich Bronstein
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)
lev
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the basic unit of money in Bulgaria
Lev Davidovich Landau
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
levallorphan
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects
Levant
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
Levant cotton
— Navneord
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~ Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
Levant garlic
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
levant
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
levant
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ run off without paying a debt
levanter
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
levantine
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
Levantine
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast"
levator
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)