lambda

lambda /lamb·da/ (lam´dah) point of union of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures.

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λ /λ/ (lambda, the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet) wavelength; one of the two types of immunoglobulin light chains.

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lamb·da (lmd)

n.

1. Symbol The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.

2. The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures.

adj.

Of, relating to, or characterizing a polypeptide chain that is one of two types of light chains present in immunoglobins.

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lambda

[lam′də]

1 Λ, λ, the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.

2 a posterior fontanel of the skull marking the point where the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures meet.

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lambda (lam´d),

n 1. the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. the point in the skull at which the sagittal and lambdoid sutures meet.
3. The strap of a rubber dam holder placed at this level will hold its position without slipping up or down.

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lambda

1. the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet, λ or λ.

2. the point of union of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.

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lambda chain

one of the two light chains of immunoglobulins; the other is κ.

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lambda

λ Symbol for: 1. Light chain–immunoglobulin 2. Wavelength