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Howship’s lacune
A pit or groove in bone where resorption or dissolution of bone is occurring; usually contains osteoclasts.
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Venous lacuna
A lateral pouch or diverticulum of the superior sagittal sinus of the brain into which protrude arachnoid villi that return cerebrospinal fluid to the venous circulation.
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Lacuna vasorum
A space for passage of femoral vessels to the thigh.
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Lacuna pharyngis
A pit at the pharyngeal end of the eustachian tube.
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Lacuna magna
The largest pitlike recess in the fossa navicularis of the distal end of the male urethra.
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Lacuna lacunae laterales
Irregular diverticula on either side of the superior sagittal sinus of the brain into which the arachnoid villi project.
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Lactotroph
A prolactin producer. The term is typically used to denote protactin-secreting cells or adenomas in the pituitary gland.
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Lactose tolerance test
A test for deficiency of lactase in the small intestine that consists of the administration of a weighed amount of lactose, followed by successive measurements of blood glucose at timed intervals. Low levels of glucose indicate a lactase deficiency.
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Lactorrhea
The discharge of milk between nursings and after weaning of offspring.
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Lactophosphate
A salt derived jointly from lactic and phosphoric acids.
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