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Med. Term. 11
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, Combing Forms "L"
Question | Answer |
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labi/o- | lip; labium |
laborat/o- | workplace; testing place |
labyrinth/o- | labyrinth (of inner ear) |
lacer/o- | a tearing |
lacrim/o- | tears |
lact/i- | milk |
lact/o- | milk |
-lalia | abnormal condition of talk |
lamin/o- | lamina (flat area on the vertebra) |
lapar/o- | abdomen |
laryng/o- | larynx (voice box) |
later/o- | side |
lei/o- | smooth |
lenticul/o- | lens (of the eye) |
lent/o- | lens (of the eye) |
-lepsy | seizure |
leuk/o- | white |
lev/o- | left |
lex/o- | word |
ligament/o- | ligament |
ligat/o- | to tie up; to bind |
limb/o- | edge; border |
lingu/o- | tongue |
lipid/o- | lipid (fat) |
lip/o- | lipid (fat) |
-lith | stone |
lith/o- | stone |
lob/o- | lobe of an organ |
locat/o- | a place |
loc/o- | in one place |
log/o- | word; the study of |
-logy | the study of |
lord/o- | swayback |
luc/o- | clear |
lumb/o- | lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis |
lumin/o- | lumen (opening) |
lun/o- | moon |
-ly | going toward |
lymph/o- | lymph; lymphatic system |
ly/o- | break down; destroy |
-lysis | process of breaking down or destroying |
lys/o- | break down; destroy |
-lyte | dissolved substance |