Greek and Latin Roots L-P (backwards) Flashcards
lip
labi, labr, labri
tears
lacri-
milk
lact-
small plate
lamell-
space, cavity, pool, lake
lacun-
wide
lat-
layer, sheet
lamina
sheath, husk, rind
-lemm, -lemma
side
later-
white
leuko-
clear
luci-
the study of
-logy
fat, lipid
lip-, lipo-
light
lumen
tongue
lingua-
yellow
lut-
loosening or breaking down
-lysis
water
lymph
large
macro-
large
magn-
bad, abnormal
mal-
hand
man-
soft
-malacia
breast
mama-
middle
medi-
obsession
-mania
breast
mast-
large
mega-
chin
ment-
marrow
medull-
membrane
mening-, meningo-
uterus
metro-
middle
meso-
small
micro-
beyond, between, transition
meta-
single`
mono-
thread, filament
mito-
form
morpho-
spinal cord, marrow
myel-, myelo-
many
multi-
numbness
narco-
muscle
myo-
new
neo-
kidney
nephro-
death
necro-
before, against
ob-
nerve
neuro-
teeth
odonto-
smell
olifact-
back of head
occipit-
eye
oculo-
like, resembling
-oid
few
oligo-
tumor
-oma
egg
oo-
eye
ophthalmo-
defect of the eye
-opia
bone
osteo-
circular
orb-
straight, direct
ortho-
ear
oto-
egg
ov-, ovi-
nipple
papill-
beside, near, beyond
para-
wall
pariet-
disease
-pathy
breast
pect-, pectus
basin
pelv-
around
peri-
like, love
-phil, -philo
vein
phleb-
fear
-phobia
diaphragm
phren-
tender
pia
form, shape
-plasm
side, rib
pleur-
reconstruction of a part
-plasty
paralysis
-plegia
net, network
plex-, plexus
to fold
plic-
air, wind
pneumo-
foot
pod-
making
poie-
multiple
poly-
after, behind
post-
before, ahead
pre-, pro-
rectum, anus
procto-
false
pseudo-
mind, psyche
psycho-
lung
pulmo-
pus
pyo-