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Lar"vi*form (?), a. [Larva + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form or structure of a larva.

Lar*vip"a*rous (?), a. [Larva + L. parete to bring forth.] (Zoöl.) Depositing living larvæ, instead of eggs; -- said of certain insects.

La"ry (l"r), n. [Cf. F. lare sea gull, L. larus a sort of sea bird, Gr. la`ros.] A guillemot; -- called also lavy. [Prov. Eng.]

Lar`yn*ge"al (?), a. [From Larynx.] Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.

Lar`yn*ge"an (?), a. See Laryngeal.

||Lar`yn*gis"mus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. laryggismo`s a croaking. See ||Larynx.] (Med.) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to ||contraction or closure of the opening. || ||Lar`yn*gi"tis (?), n. [NL. See Larynx, and -tis.] (Med.) Inflammation ||of the larynx. || La*ryn`go*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to laryngology.

Lar`yn*gol"o*gist (?), n. One who applies himself to laryngology.

Lar`yn*gol"o*gy (?), n. [Larynx + -logy.] Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx.

Lar`yn*goph"o*ny (?), n. [Larynx + Gr. (&?;) voice.] The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.

La*ryn"go*scope (?), n. [Larynx + -scope.] (Surg.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image.

La*ryn`go*scop"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx.

Lar`yn*gos"co*pist (?), n. One skilled in laryngoscopy.

Lar`yn*gos"co*py (?), n. The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.

La*ryn"go*tome (?), n. (Surg.) An instrument for performing laryngotomy.

Lar`yn*got"o*my (?), n. [Gr. (&?;); (&?;), (&?;), the larynx + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.

La*ryn`go*tra"che*al (?), a. [Larynx + tracheal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.

La*ryn`go*tra`che*ot"o*my (?), n. [Larynx + tracheotomy.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.

Lar"ynx (lr"ks; 277), n. [NL. from Gr. la`rygx, - yggos.] (Anat.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.

In the framework of the human larynx, the thyroid cartilage, attached to the hyoid bone, makes the protuberance on the front of the neck known as Adam's apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind, where, within the thyroid, it is surmounted by the two arytenoid cartilages, from which the vocal cords pass forward to be attached together to the front of the thyroid. See Syrinx.

Las (?), n. A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Las, a. & adv. Less. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Las"car (?), n. [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.] A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. [East Indies]

Las"ci*ous (?), a. Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] "To depaint lascious wantonness." Holland.

Las*civ"i*en*cy (ls*sv"*en*s), n. [See Lascivient.] Lasciviousness; wantonness. [Obs.]

Las*civ"i*ent (-ent), a. [L. lasciviens, pr. of lascivire to be wanton, fr. lascivus. See Lascivious.] Lascivious. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Las*civ"i*ous (-s), a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. la`stauros lecherous, lh^n to wish, Skr. lash to desire.] 1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. Milton.

2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.

He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.