Larva
or LARVÆ, the first con- , the first conthe egg, when the egg, when it is usually in the form caterpillar, or maggot. The and for Schools and Character reign of Louis promous part in onde, but he is rd, worldly winat the bottom Memoirs He B resmant of 1162, this town Hd it from 150 surrendered to stained a siege 309, Loucy of the Ninevolumes 1878 amblishedy two ry" and "CommRouen, Eg in Can it travels er by des a, suppos х-вооп he strean a, he for Le- Missis gs severe s; conclu no at the ach 9, 168 was T Frenc -m- shoul he Missi us, fortu an gords disand issip Illed year und COVOR and His in- wan ain-and s of Mar nder k of Fror inst 1). in 1 Cat an 1919 made stuc ation Rich any (läs Sev built he the wit carti- his ating cle s the mi He Ⅲ.; ou sland, oc ington va large bu sin a to is en- in ag and w acid, In bottles, ek, and of St. h Ebrary; Es, hosght and By and ) 11- BLIEB, born in LARYNGITIS name applied to an immature insect from the time that it breaks through the egg shell, whatever state of development it may have reached in ovo. In the order in oυο. In the order Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Homoptera, the larvæ resemble the perfect insect, except in wanting wings; while in the Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera, they completely differ. Those larvæ which have legs and prolegs others, with a head and with feet or no feet are called grubs; and those which want both a head and feet maggots. are called caterpillars; LARYNGITIS (lar-in-ji'-), inflammation of the windpipe. It may be acute, chronic, mucous, or cædematous, and is produced by cold or damp or as an accompaniment of certain zymotic disof certain zymotic diseases such as scarlatina, smallpox, and measles. When membranous it is called croup, and may also be frequently found associated with diphtheria .
LARYNGOSCOPE (la-rin'-), an instrument, invented by Garcia, for obtaining a view of the larynx. It consists of a small plane mirror on a long, slender stem, which is introduced to the back of the throat, and a large concave mirror for reflecting light (solar or artificial).
LARYNGOTOMY (lar-in-got'), an operation by which an incision is made into the larynx to aid in the operation of breathing, when obstruction to it exists, to remove foreign bodies, or for any similar cause.