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(lĭm′ĭ-tăns) [L. limitare, to limit] 1. A term used in conjunction with other words to denote limiting. 2. Membrane limitans.
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(lim″ĭ-tā′shŏn) The condition of being limited.
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activity l. Functional l.
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functional l. In rehabilitation science, any restriction in the performance of activities resulting from disease, injury, or environmental restrictions. Functional limitations include impairments in walking or bending toward the ground; attending to educational activities or work, or to instrumental activities of daily living. SYN: activity limitation; disability.
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mobility l. Mobility disability.
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l. of motion The restriction of movement or range of motion of a part or joint, esp. that imposed by disease or trauma to joints and soft tissues.
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The minimum necessary and sufficient information about a patient's medical care (such as dates of admission and discharge from hospital; the patient's dates of birth, death, and age; and the zip code in which the patient resides). Under regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, data that reveal more about a patient (such as name, address, social security number) cannot be divulged in communication between health care agencies or professionals without the patient's explicit approval. SEE: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
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(li′mĭ-tĕd-stāj′) 1. Not widely spread; localized. 2. In oncology, pert. to tumors that have not metasta-sized outside the organ or tissue from which they arose.
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(lim-nol′ŏ-jē) [Gr. limnē, pool, marsh + -logy] The scientific study of fresh water in the environment (such as potability, pH, degree of pollution, mineral content, and variation with seasonal and climatic changes).
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(līm′ō-nēn) An essential oil derived from orange or lemon peel. It is used as a flavoring agent in cough syrups.
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To walk with abnormal, jerky movements.
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limulus amebocyte lysate test
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(lim′yŭ-lŭs) ABBR: LAL test. A test to detect minute quantities of bacterial endotoxins and to test for pyrogens in various materials. The test is also used to detect septicemia due to gram-negative bacteria. Limulus amebocyte lysate is formed from the lysed circulating amebocytes of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). SEE: amebocyte; horseshoe crab.
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Limus family of drugs
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A group of chemically related immune suppressing and antiproliferative drugs that inhibit mTOR, the mammalian target of rapamycin. They are used in cancer chemotherapy, in immune-mediated illnesses, and in intracoronary drug-eluting stents. When they are incorporated into vascular stents, the drugs prevent overgrowth of the stent by the endothelium of blood vessels. Drugs in this class include sirolimus, everolimus, ...