LIGATURE.—Anything that serves for tying a blood-vessel.
LOCHIA.—The discharge continuing for several weeks after the birth of a child.
LOTION.—Any liquid holding in solution medicinal substances intended for application to the skin.
LUNAR MONTH.—A month of twenty-eight days.
MAMMAL.—The highest order of animal, namely, one which suckles its young.
MAMMARY.—Relating to the breast.
MASTICATION.—The act of chewing.
MENOPAUSE.—The permanent abolishment of the menstrual process, which generally occurs between the 45th and the 50th years.
MICRO-ORGANISMS.—Bacteria and other living agents of disease which are visible only with the aid of the microscope.
MISCARRIAGE.—The termination of pregnancy prior to the seventh month.