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Cleft lip
A vertical cleft or clefts in the upper lip. This congenital condition, resulting from the faulty fusion of the median nasal process and the lateral maxillary processes, is usually unilateral and on the left side, but may be bilateral. It may involve either the lip or the upper jaw, or both, and often accompanies cleft…
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Linseed
Seed of the common flax, Linum usitatissimum; the source of linseed oil. Linseed is used as a demulcent and emollient.
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Linitis plastica
An infiltrating cancer of the stomach wall.
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Linitis
Inflammation of the lining of the stomach.
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Linguopulpal
To the lingual and pulpal surfaces of a cavity preparation.
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Linguopapillitis
Small ulcers of the papillae of the edge of the tongue.
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Linguodental
Relating to the tongue and teeth, such as the speech sound “th,” which is produced with the aid of the tongue and teeth.
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Linguoclination
Angulation of a tooth in its vertical axis toward the tongue.
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Lingulectomy
Surgical removal of the lingula of the upper lobe of the left lung.
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Lingula of sphenoid
The ridge between the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid.
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