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Med. Term. 11
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, Combing Forms "L"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |