See Also: Disorders, lymphoproliferative(health)
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lepido- (iou) and Disorders, lymphoproliferative (health)


lepido- (iou)



lepido- combining form of Greek lepid-, lepis scale: see -O-.
lepidocrocite Mineralogy a red to reddish-brown orthorhombic hydroxide of ferric iron, usu. occurring as scaly or fibrous dipyramidal crystals E19.
lepido'dendron noun [Greek dendron tree] a fossil plant of the genus Lepidodendron, common in coal measures, and characterized by the presence on the trunk of leaf-scars M19.
lepidomelane Mineralogy a ferroan variety of biotite, usu. occurring in aggregations of small black scales M19.
lepido'saurian adjective & noun (a) adjective designating or pertaining to the large group of reptiles which have a scaly skin, including all living lizards and snakes; (b) noun a reptile of this group: L19.
lepido'siren noun the S. American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa M19.
lepidotrichium Ichthyology any of the bony rays supporting the outer part of the fins in most teleost fishes E20.

Disorders, lymphoproliferative (health)


Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and sequester inert particles). The lymphoproliferative disorders are in contrast to the myeloproliferative disorders which are malignancies of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the granulocytes (types of white blood cells), and the platelets (crucial to blood clotting).