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Lavender, 323

Laveran, A. (1845-), 283

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1743-94), 155-6, 205

Law, Reign of, 135-8

Lazarettos, 182

Lazear, 279

Leeuwenhoek, A. von (1632-1723), 39, 118, 120-1

Leipzig, 215

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1518), 83-5

Leprosy, 78-80, 98, 162, 271

Lesions, 157, 160

Licorice, 322

Liebig, Justus von (1803-73), 205-7, 225, 235, 326

Lind, James (1716-94), 170-1, 180-1

Linseed, 323

Leyden, 131, 139-42

Lister, Lord (1827-1912), 184, 229, 237-43, 248, 321, 336

Liverpool, 196

Lockjaw, see Tetanus, 256-8

Loeffler, Friedrich (1852-1915), 253

London Hospital, 178

Louisiana, 202

Louvain, 85

Ludwig, Karl (1816-95), 215-19

Lyons, 42

Macewen, William (1848-1926), 248-9

Magendie, François (1783-1855), 238, 326

Magic, 3, 16

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