LAQUEUS
\lˈakjuːz], \lˈakjuːz], \l_ˈa_k_j_uː_z]\
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A cord, ligature or bandage, with running knots ;-a Noose, a loop. A fillet, Brochos, Pachetos, (F.) Lac, Laq ou Lacq. The term is applied to a bandage or fillet of any kind, attached by means of a loop upon any part, with the view of fixing it; as in certain cases of labour, where a hand or foot presents; or to facilitate extension in luxations and fractures. Also: - A prominent band in the brain, Lemniscus, behind the brachium posterius of the corpora quadrigemina, which marks the course of the superior division of the fasciculus olivaris.
By Robley Dunglison
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