long saphenous vein
— Noun
– English
~ the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
lues venerea
— Noun
– English
~ 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
– English
~ 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
– English
~ 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
– English
~ 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
– English
~ 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
– English
~ an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Lathyrus vernus
— Noun
– English
~ bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
line of verse
— Noun
– English
~ a single line of words in a poem
lumbar vertebra
— Noun
– English
~ 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
– English
~ lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends
lymph vessel
— Noun
– English
~ a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
lymphatic vessel
— Noun
– English
~ a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
life vest
— Noun
– English
~ life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
Louis VI
— Noun
– English
~ king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)
Louis Victor de Broglie
— Noun
– English
~ French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
Lake Victoria
— Noun
– English
~ the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River
lade vide
— Verb
– Danish
~ fortælle el. på anden måde gøre opmærksom på noget
Louis VII
— Noun
– English
~ king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)
Louis VIII
— Noun
– English
~ king of France who increased the power of the Crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226)