lacrimal vein
— Noun
– English
～ drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein
left gastric vein
— Noun
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～ arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
laryngeal vein
— Noun
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～ one of two veins draining the larynx
lumbar vein
— Noun
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～ veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
long saphenous vein
— Noun
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～ the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
lues venerea
— Noun
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～ a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
lymphopathia venereum
— Noun
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～ infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
lymphogranuloma venereum
— Noun
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～ infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
lateral ventricle
— Noun
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～ either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro
left ventricle
— Noun
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～ the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
linking verb
— Noun
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～ an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Lathyrus vernus
— Noun
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～ bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
line of verse
— Noun
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～ a single line of words in a poem
lumbar vertebra
— Noun
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～ one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
lamina arcus vertebrae
— Noun
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～ lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends
lymph vessel
— Noun
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～ a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
lymphatic vessel
— Noun
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～ a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
life vest
— Noun
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～ life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
Louis VI
— Noun
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～ king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)