Ledon

(Uf-don). See Ladanum. doyen's Disinfecting-fluid. A solution of lead itrate. dran's Suture. See Suture . um (le'-dum). A genus f ericaceous shrubs. L. palustre, marshtea, the aves of which have been used as a febrifuge and dative, and in skin-diseases. Unof. yson, Powder of. A powder containing Armenian le, with powdered charcoal, slaked lime, sal amoniac, and powdered cinnamon. h (lech). I. Hirudo medinalis, or other worm-shaped aquatic and bloodcking animals employed in surgery. 2. Formerly a edical practitioner; a physician. 3. To extract lood by leeching. See Hirudo. L., Artificial, an pparatus for cupping. See Heurteloup . L.- craft, archaic name for the art of healing. L., Horse. e Horse-leech. L.-tube, a gla tube in which a eech is placed so that its mouth will come in contact th the skin of the part over which the tube is placed. cher (lech'-er). A who applies leeches.:s (fez). The dregs or solid mat r held in suspension by a liquid, that finally settles t the bottom of the ve el. Especially the sediment f vinous liquors. Also, a valuable side-product in e manufacture of wine. It is the deposit formed on the bottom of the casks, and consists of from 30 to 40 per cent, of vegetable matter, the remainder being tartrates, sulphates (in plastered wines), alumina, phosphoric acid, etc. Leeting (let'-ing). The exudation on the surface of the skin in eczema.