Laboratory
A place for doing tests and research procedures, and for preparing chemicals and some medications. Also known as lab.
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The premiere place for mouse genetics and the largest mammalian genetic research facility in the world. Many of the types of mice used in medical research originated at the laboratory which is in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine. The Jackson Laboratory was founded in 1929 by Dr. Clarence Cook Little, a geneticist, as […]
- Labra
The plural of labrum, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of a bone. In Latin, “labrum” means “lip.” The term is generally used to designate a lip, edge, or brim.
- Labrose
Thick-lipped or large-lipped. Having thick or large lips. From the Latin labrosus, from labrum meaning lip.
- Labrum
labra. The glenoid labrum is a ring of fibrocartilage that runs around the cavity of the scapula (wingbone) in which the head of the humerus (the bone in the upper arm) fits. The labrum deepens this cavity (the glenoid cavity) and effectively increases the surface of the shoulder joint. Injuries to the glenoid labrum can […]
- Labyrinth
The maze of canals in the inner ear. The delicate membranous canals of the labyrinth are enclosed and protected by a bony chamber that is referred to as the bony labyrinth. The labyrinth is the portion of the ear that is responsible for sensing balance.