A denomination of Mormonism, widely known for practising polygamy, which split from the main church over the issue of the banning of plural marriage, seen to be placating the United States government on secular worldly issues, and compromising the true faith.

(anatomy) A muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords.

(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.

plural of lateral flow test

Any of various simple tests for the presence of a substance in a body fluid

A fingerprint that is not fully visible or analyzable but can be developed in laboratory conditions.

Alternative form of latent fingerprint

(neuroanatomy) A branch of the mandibular nerve that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle.

(anatomy) A broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.

(anatomy) A muscle that arises especially from the anterior part of the iliac crest and from the anterior superior iliac spine, is inserted into the iliotibial band of the fascia lata about one third of the way down the thigh, and acts to flex and abduct the thigh.