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A Glossary of Histological and Micro-Anatomical Terms

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Including historical origins and eponyms compiled by Dr Brian Freeman, Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, revised 2000.

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Abbreviations: ( ) plural form in brackets, A. Arabic, abb. abbreviation, c. circa =about, F. French adj. adjective, G. Greek, Ge. German, cf. compare, L. Latin, dim. diminutive, NA. Nomina anatomica, q.v. which see, OF. Old French

labial adj. L. labialis = of the lips, L. labium = lip, rim of a vessel.

labyrinth G. labyrinthos = maze; canals (bony labyrinth - Fallopius, c. 1550) and ducts (membranous labyrinth) of inner ear; renal labyrinth = mass of convoluted tubules of the kidney cortex; hepatic labyrinth = all sinusoidal spaces in liver.

lacis cells polkissen cells, q.v.

lacrimal adj. L. lacrima = a tear-drop.

lacrimal caruncle caruncle found on the conjunctiva of the inner canthus of the eye.

lacteal L. lac = milk ( lacteus = of milk, lactare = to suckle); intestinal lymphatic, containing chyle after a fatty meal.

lactiferous L. " + ferre = to carry.

lacuna (-ae) L. = a pit, a small hollow space, a dimple, dim L. lacus = lake.

lagena L. lagynos = a flask; closed apex of cochlear duct.

lamella (-ae) L. = a little plate, a scale, dim. L. lamina .

lamellar bone secondary bone; of collagen & osteocytes arranged into Haversian systems & interstitial laminae.

lamina (-ae) L. = plate or layer; hence adj. laminated.

lamina propria (-ae -ae) L. " + propria = belonging to; layer of connective tissue under epithelium.

Langer, Carl Ritter von Edenberg. 1819-1887 Vienna anatomist; L.'s lines = natural cleavage lines of skin due to pattern of fibres in dermis (1862).

Langerhans, Paul. 1847-1888 Freiburg anatomist & pathologist; islets of L. = endocrine tissue in pancreas (1869); L. cell = a cell type of epidermis.

Langhans, Theodor. 1839-1915 German anatomist & pathologist; L. layer = cytotrophoblast layer of chorionic villi.

Lanterman, A. J. (no dates) American anatomist at Strasbourg; clefts of Schmidt-Lanterman = oblique clefts in myelin sheath (1877); internodes of L.; cf. Schmidt.

lanugo L. = down (from L. lana = wool); downy hair of body, especially cheeks; hair of fetus from fifth month of development.

Leeuwenhoek, Antony van. 1632-1723 Dutch draper, civil servant & amateur microscopist; perfected the simple microscope with a single glass bead as a lens; described accurately the form of spermatozoa; described striations in skeletal muscle, bacteria, dental canals, bony canals, optic nerve fascicles, etc.; L.'s canals = Haversian canals (Havers, q.v.).

Leishman, William B. 1865-1926 British medical officer; L.'s stain for parasites, and blood films.

lens L. = a lentil; referring to shape of crystalline structure in the eye.

leptomeniges (pl.) G. leptos = thin + menix = a membrane; pia mater & arachnoid taken together (opposite to pachymenix, q.v.)

leucocyte G. leukos = white + kytos = hollow vessel; white blood cell (also leukocyte).

leucopoiesis G. " + poiein = to make; production of white blood cells.

Leydig, Franz von. 1821-1908 Würzburg, Bonn histologist; a founder of comparative histology; L. cells = interstitial cells of testis.

Lieberkühn, Johann Nathanael. 1711-1756 Berlin anatomist & physician; crypts of L. = simple tubular intestinal glands (1745).

lien L. = the spleen (? from G. leios = soft, smooth).

ligamentum nuchae L. ligamen = a bandage + -mentum = a suffix denoting an instrument of the action + corruption of A. nukha = upper end of spinal cord (medulla oblongata), later the neck itself; the dense elastic ligament found in neck of grazing animals, e.g., cattle.

limbus L. = border, edge; e.g., limbus of the cornea at its junction with sclera; spiral limbus, q.v.

limen L. = threshold, a still; limen insulae = medial part of apex of insula; limen nasi = ridge marking entrance to nasal cavity.

lingual adj. L. lingua = tongue.

lipofuscin G. lipos = fat + L. fuscus = brown; yellow-brown intracellular pigment accumulating in old muscle cells & neurons.

liquor folliculi L. = fluid of a follicle (ovarian).

Lissauer, Heinrich. 1861-1891 Breslau physician; L.'s tract = marginal zone of dorsal horn of spinal cord.

Littré, Alexis. 1658-1726 Paris anatomist & surgeon; glands of L. = mucous glands in penile urethra (1700).

lobule L. lobulus = a small lobe, dim. L. lobus = lobe, from G. lobos .

locule L. loculus = a small place; dim. of L. locus ; a cavity or chamber; used to describe unilocular & multilocular adipocytes.

locus cinereus L. locus = a place + cinereus = grey; a pigmented area in superior part of floor of 4th ventricle; also called locus coeruleus (L. coeruleus = dark blue).

Lower, Richard. 1631-1691 London physician; experimeted with blood transfusion; described vortex of cardiac muscle; L.'s tubercle = a crest between the inferior and the superior venae cavae in the posterior wall of the right atrium.

lumen L. = light; space enclosed by tubular or vesicular structure; hence luminal.

Luschka, Hubert. 1820-1875 Tubingen anatomist; foramina of L. = two lateral apertures of fourth ventricle (1855, 1863); glands of L. = glomus coccygeum, q.v.; tonsil of L. = pharyngeal tonsil.

lutein cells L. luteus = yellow; cells of corpus luteum containing much lipid and appearing yellowish.

luteum L. luteus = yellow; cf. corpus luteum.

Luxol fast blue stain for myelin sheath of nerve fibres.

lymph L. lympha = pure spring water, transparent fluid; found in lymphatics (appears milky in intestinal lymphatics).

lymph node L. " + nodus = knot; first described as lymph glands; organs filtering lymph and producing lymphocytes.

lymphatic adj. L. lymphaticus = frantic, panic-stricken (related to rabies or hydrophobia); now related to lymph; also a lymphatic capillary.

lymphocyte L. lympha = transparent fluid + kytos = hollow vessel; a type of white blood cell, found in tissues and organs, also found in blood and lymph.

lymphoid adj. L. lympha + G. -oeides = form of.

lymphokine L. " + G. kinesis = movement; chemotactic substance produced by T-lymphocytes attracting macrophages to site of infection.

lysis G. = dissolution.

lysosome G. " + soma = body; membrane-bound cell organelle, part of intracellular digestive system.

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+'''labial''' adj. L.  ''labialis '' = of the lips, L.  ''labium '' = lip, rim of a vessel.
+'''labyrinth''' G.  ''labyrinthos '' = maze; canals (bony labyrinth - Fallopius, c. 1550) and ducts (membranous labyrinth) of inner ear; renal labyrinth = mass of convoluted tubules of the kidney cortex; hepatic labyrinth = all sinusoidal spaces in liver.
+'''lacis cells''' polkissen cells, q.v.
+'''lacrimal''' adj. L.  ''lacrima '' = a tear-drop.
+'''lacrimal caruncle '''caruncle found on the conjunctiva of the inner canthus of the eye.
+'''lacteal''' L.  ''lac '' = milk ( ''lacteus '' = of milk,  ''lactare '' = to suckle); intestinal lymphatic, containing chyle after a fatty meal.
+'''lactiferous''' L. " +  ''ferre '' = to carry.
+'''lacuna''' '''(-ae)''' L. = a pit, a small hollow space, a dimple, dim L.  ''lacus '' = lake.
+'''lagena '''L.  ''lagynos '' = a flask; closed apex of cochlear duct.
+'''lamella''' '''(-ae)''' L. = a little plate, a scale, dim. L.  ''lamina ''.
+'''lamellar bone''' secondary bone; of collagen &amp; osteocytes arranged into Haversian systems &amp; interstitial laminae.
+'''lamina''' '''(-ae)''' L. = plate or layer; hence adj. laminated.
+'''lamina propria''' '''(-ae -ae)''' L. " +  ''propria '' = belonging to; layer of connective tissue under epithelium.
+'''Langer''', Carl Ritter von Edenberg. 1819-1887 Vienna anatomist; L.'s lines = natural cleavage lines of skin due to pattern of fibres in dermis (1862).
+'''Langerhans''', Paul. 1847-1888 Freiburg anatomist &amp; pathologist; islets of L. = endocrine tissue in pancreas (1869); L. cell = a cell type of epidermis.
+'''Langhans''', Theodor. 1839-1915 German anatomist &amp; pathologist; L. layer = cytotrophoblast layer of chorionic villi.
+'''Lanterman''', A. J. (no dates) American anatomist at Strasbourg; clefts of Schmidt-Lanterman = oblique clefts in myelin sheath (1877); internodes of L.; cf. Schmidt.
+'''lanugo '''L. = down (from L.  ''lana '' = wool); downy hair of body, especially cheeks; hair of fetus from fifth month of development.
+'''Leeuwenhoek''',''' '''Antony van. 1632-1723 Dutch draper, civil servant &amp; amateur microscopist; perfected the simple microscope with a single glass bead as a lens; described accurately the form of spermatozoa; described striations in skeletal muscle, bacteria, dental canals, bony canals, optic nerve fascicles, etc.; L.'s canals = Haversian canals (Havers, q.v.).
+'''Leishman''', William B. 1865-1926 British medical officer; L.'s stain for parasites, and blood films.
+'''lens''' L. = a lentil; referring to shape of crystalline structure in the eye.
+'''leptomeniges '''(pl.) G.  ''leptos '' = thin +  ''menix '' = a membrane; pia mater &amp; arachnoid taken together (opposite to pachymenix, q.v.)
+'''leucocyte''' G.  ''leukos '' = white +  ''kytos  ''= hollow vessel; white blood cell (also leukocyte).
+'''leucopoiesis '''G. " +  ''poiein '' = to make; production of white blood cells.
+'''Leydig''',''' '''Franz von. 1821-1908 W&uuml;rzburg, Bonn histologist; a founder of comparative histology; L. cells = interstitial cells of testis.
+'''Lieberk&uuml;hn''', Johann Nathanael. 1711-1756 Berlin anatomist &amp; physician; crypts of L. = simple tubular intestinal glands (1745).
+'''lien''' L. = the spleen (? from G.  ''leios '' = soft, smooth).
+'''ligamentum nuchae '''L.  ''ligamen '' = a bandage +  ''-mentum '' = a suffix denoting an instrument of the action + corruption of A.  ''nukha '' = upper end of spinal cord (medulla oblongata), later the neck itself; the dense elastic ligament found in neck of grazing animals, e.g., cattle.
+'''limbus''' L. = border, edge; e.g., limbus of the cornea at its junction with sclera; spiral limbus, q.v.
+'''limen '''L. = threshold, a still; limen insulae = medial part of apex of insula; limen nasi = ridge marking entrance to nasal cavity.
+'''lingual''' adj. L.  ''lingua '' = tongue.
+'''lipofuscin''' G.  ''lipos '' = fat + L.  ''fuscus '' = brown; yellow-brown intracellular pigment accumulating in old muscle cells &amp; neurons.
+'''liquor folliculi '''L. = fluid of a follicle (ovarian).
+'''Lissauer''',''' '''Heinrich. 1861-1891 Breslau physician; L.'s tract = marginal zone of dorsal horn of spinal cord.
+'''Littr&eacute;''', Alexis. 1658-1726 Paris anatomist &amp; surgeon; glands of L. = mucous glands in penile urethra (1700).
+'''lobule''' L.  ''lobulus '' = a small lobe, dim. L.  ''lobus '' = lobe, from G.  ''lobos ''.
+'''locule '''L.  ''loculus '' = a small place; dim. of L.  ''locus ''; a cavity or chamber; used to describe unilocular &amp; multilocular adipocytes.
+'''locus cinereus '''L.  ''locus '' = a place +  ''cinereus '' = grey; a pigmented area in superior part of floor of 4th ventricle; also called  ''locus coeruleus ''''' '''(L.  ''coeruleus '' = dark blue).
+'''Lower''', Richard. 1631-1691 London physician; experimeted with blood transfusion; described vortex of cardiac muscle; L.'s tubercle = a crest between the inferior and the superior venae cavae in the posterior wall of the right atrium.
+'''lumen''' L. = light; space enclosed by tubular or vesicular structure; hence luminal.
+'''Luschka''',''' '''Hubert. 1820-1875 Tubingen anatomist; foramina of L. = two lateral apertures of fourth ventricle (1855, 1863); glands of L. = glomus coccygeum, q.v.; tonsil of L. = pharyngeal tonsil.
+'''lutein cells '''L.  ''luteus '' = yellow; cells of corpus luteum containing much lipid and appearing yellowish.
+'''luteum''' L.  ''luteus '' = yellow; cf. corpus luteum.
+'''Luxol fast blue''' stain for myelin sheath of nerve fibres.
+'''lymph''' L.  ''lympha '' = pure spring water, transparent fluid; found in lymphatics (appears milky in intestinal lymphatics).
+'''lymph node '''L. " +  ''nodus '' = knot; first described as lymph glands; organs filtering lymph and producing lymphocytes.
+'''lymphatic''' adj. L.  ''lymphaticus '' = frantic, panic-stricken (related to rabies or hydrophobia); now related to lymph; also a lymphatic capillary.
+'''lymphocyte '''L.  ''lympha '' = transparent fluid +  ''kytos '' = hollow vessel; a type of white blood cell, found in tissues and organs, also found in blood and lymph.
+'''lymphoid''' adj. L.  ''lympha '' + G.  ''-oeides '' = form of.
+'''lymphokine''' L. " + G.  ''kinesis '' = movement; chemotactic substance produced by T-lymphocytes attracting macrophages to site of infection.
+'''lysis''' G. = dissolution.
+'''lysosome''' G. " +  ''soma '' = body; membrane-bound cell organelle, part of intracellular digestive system.
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