Med P/S Column 14 Flashcards
-kinesis
motion
klept/o
to steal
koil/o
hollow, concave
kraur/o
dry
kyph/o
bent, hump
labi/o
lip
labyrinth/o
maze, labyrinth, the inner ear
lacer/o, lacerat/o
torn, mangled
lacrim/o
tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
lact/i, lact/o
milk
lactat/o
secrete milk
lamin/o
lamina
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
laps/o
slip, fall, sag
-lapse
to slip, fall, sag
laryng/o
larynx, throat
lat/i, lat/o
broad
later/o
side
lav/o, lavat/o
wash, bathe
lax/o, laxat/o
loosen, relax
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
lemm/o
husk, peel, bark
-lemma
sheath, covering
lent/i
the lens of the eye
lenticul/o
shaped like a lens, pertaining to a lens
-lepsy
seizure
lept/o
thin, slender
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
lepto-
small, soft
letharg/o
drowsiness, oblivion
leuk/o
white
lev/o, levat/o
raise, lift up
lex/o, -lexia
word, phrase
libid/o, libidin/o
sexual drive, desire, passion
ligament/o
ligament
ligat/o
binding or tying off
lingu/o
tongue
lipid/o, lip/o
fat, lipid
-listhesis
slipping
lith/o, lith-
stone, calculus
lithiasis
presence of stones
lob/i, lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of an organ
loc/o
place
loch/i
childbirth, confinement
-logy
study of
longev/o
long-lived, long life
lord/o
curve, swayback bent
lumb/o
lowerback, loin
lumin/o
light
lun/o, lunat/o
moon
lunul/o
crescent
lup/i, lup/o
wolf
lute/o
yellow
lux/o
to slide
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue