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Limassol (Λεμεσός)
Limassol (Λεμεσός, Lemesos), Cyprus's second largest city on the southern coast, grew after Richard the Lionheart destroyed Amathus in 1191; ruled by Lusignans, Venetians, Ottomans, and Britain, it is now a major port and commercial center.
Limassol Zoo
Limassol Zoo (Ζωολογικός Κήπος Λεμεσού) is a municipal zoo in Limassol, Cyprus, founded 1956, closed 2010, reopened 2012; in June 2026 its council voted 14-10 to keep it operating.
Limax maximus
Limax maximus, the leopard slug or great gray slug, is a large European land slug, spotted gray, up to 8 inches long, and introduced worldwide as a pest.
Limb (anatomy)
Limb (anatomy): paired upper and lower human appendages of the appendicular skeleton, 30 bones each, attached by pectoral and pelvic girdles; upper limb for mobility, lower for weight bearing.
Limb body wall complex
Limb body wall complex (LBWC), also called body stalk anomaly, is a rare lethal fetal malformation syndrome with body wall defects, limb defects, and often craniofacial anomalies; diagnosis follows Van Allen's two-of-three criteria, etiology is unknown, and prevalence estimates range widely.
Limb darkening
Limb darkening, also called stellar limb darkening, is the decrease in a star's observed brightness from disk center toward its edge, seen visibly on the Sun.
Limb overgrowth
Limb overgrowth, ICD-11 LB97, is abnormal enlargement of a limb or digit seen in macrodactyly, hemihyperplasia, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, and PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), caused by somatic mosaic PIK3CA pathway mutations.
Limb perfusion
Limb perfusion: isolating an arm or leg's circulation to deliver high-dose chemotherapy (isolated limb perfusion, ILP, melphalan with TNF-alpha) or antibiotics (IVRLP in horses) locally; used for limb melanoma, sarcoma, and veterinary infections.
Limb regeneration in salamanders
Salamander limb regeneration is the regrowth of lost limbs by salamanders, newts, and axolotls, the only tetrapods that do so repeatedly, via a blastema of progenitor cells.
Limb Salvage
Limb salvage, or limb-sparing surgery, preserves an injured or tumor-bearing limb instead of amputating it. Used in sarcoma, severe trauma, and vascular disease; function and quality of life are comparable to amputation, with higher complications.
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a group of inherited muscle disorders causing progressive weakness of the hip and shoulder muscles, with more than 29 genes known to cause it.
Limb-mammary syndrome
Limb-mammary syndrome (LMS, ORPHA 69085, OMIM 603543) is a rare autosomal dominant TP63-related ectodermal dysplasia with split-hand/foot anomalies, breast and nipple hypoplasia, and tooth and nail defects; distinct from TBX3-related ulnar-mammary syndrome.
Limbal stem cell deficiency
Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a rare corneal disorder (1-5/10,000) from loss or dysfunction of limbal stem cells, causing corneal conjunctivalization, neovascularization, and vision loss; treated with limbal transplants such as CLAU, SLET, and CLET.
Limbang rebellion
The Limbang rebellion of December 1962 saw insurgents of the North Kalimantan National Army seize Limbang, Sarawak, taking hostages before Royal Marines retook the town.
Limbe Botanic Garden
Limbe Botanical Gardens (Victoria Botanic Garden), founded 1892 in Limbe, Cameroon, the first botanic garden in Central and West Africa; 48 ha coastal garden for ex-situ conservation, the 1994 Conservation through Cultivation Programme, herbarium SCA, and the Limbe Wildlife Centre.
Limbe Wildlife Centre
Limbe Wildlife Centre: wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and education sanctuary in Limbe, Cameroon, founded 1993, run by MINFOF and Pandrillus; rescues trafficked gorillas, chimpanzees, drills, and parrots.
Limber tail syndrome
Limber tail syndrome (acute caudal myopathy, swimmer's tail) is a painful, sudden flaccidity of a dog's tail after overexertion, swimming, or cold exposure, caused by a compartment-syndrome-like muscle injury; it recovers in days to two weeks with rest and NSAIDs.
Limbic system
Limbic system: forebrain structures common to all mammals (amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, cingulate gyrus, septal nuclei, anterior thalamus) implicated in emotion, memory, and survival behaviors; term coined by MacLean in 1952 from Broca's 1878 limbic lobe and Papez's 1937 circuit.
Limbin
Limbin (EVC2, Ellis van Creveld syndrome 2 protein) is a ciliary membrane protein at 4p16.2 that complexes with EVC to regulate Hedgehog signaling; mutations cause Ellis-van Creveld syndrome and Weyers acrodental dysostosis.
Limbo
Limbo is a medieval Catholic concept naming two states on the fringe of hell: a temporary one for Old Testament saints, and a permanent one for infants who died unbaptized.
Limbo (2021 film)
Limbo is a 2021 Hong Kong crime thriller and neo-noir directed by Soi Cheang, starring Gordon Lam, Mason Lee, and Cya Liu, adapted from Lei Mi's novel Wisdom Tooth.
Limbo (video game)
Limbo (2010) is a monochrome puzzle-platformer by Copenhagen studio Playdead, released on Xbox Live Arcade July 21, 2010. A boy searches for his sister; sold 3M+ copies, Metacritic 90, IGF 2010 award winner.
Limbourg brothers
The Limbourg brothers were Netherlandish manuscript illuminators from Nijmegen who worked for the French and Burgundian courts and created the Belles Heures and the Très Riches Heures.
Limburg
Limburg is a region on the Meuse river divided since 1839 into Dutch Limburg, capital Maastricht, and Belgian Limburg, capital Hasselt, both named after the medieval Duchy of Limburg.
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost province of the Netherlands, in its current form since the 1839 Treaty of London, capital Maastricht. About 1.14 million people in 31 municipalities; borders Germany and Belgium; highest point Vaalserberg, 300 m.
Limburg an der Lahn
Limburg an der Lahn: Hessian district town on the Lahn, first mentioned 910, cathedral consecrated 1235, about 38,200 inhabitants, medieval trade town and ICE-served retail center.
Limburg Staurotheke
The Limburg Staurotheke is a Byzantine reliquary of the True Cross made in Constantinople, holding seven Cross fragments, kept at Limburg an der Lahn, Germany since 1835.
Limburger
Limburger: semi-soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the historical Duchy of Limburg, also called Herve in Belgium. Famous pungent rind aroma from Brevibacterium linens and related smear bacteria; mild creamy interior; 30-40% milk fat; only US maker is Chalet Cheese, Wisconsin.
Limburgish
Limburgish, a West Germanic dialect group between Dutch and German in Belgian and Dutch Limburg and the adjacent Rhineland, is known for its contrastive tone accent, is recognized under Part II of the European Charter by the Netherlands since 1997, and has about 800,000 to 1.5 million speakers.
Limé
Limé, an archaeological site in Aisne, France, at the lieu-dit Villa d'Ancy, with a Roman villa, Gallic farm, and cemetery; a Gallo-Roman cremation burial with a bronze-bound bucket and inscription was found there in 1887.