Medical Terminology L Flashcards

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1
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-labile

A

unstable, perishable

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2
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lacrim/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct

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3
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lact/o

A

milk

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4
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lal/o, -lalia

A

speech, babble

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5
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lamin/o

A

lamina

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6
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lampr/o

A

clear

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7
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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8
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laryng/o

A

larynx

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9
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later/o

A

side

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10
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laxat/o

A

to slacken, relax, loosen

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11
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lecith/o

A

yolk, ovum

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12
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-legia

A

reading

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13
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lei/o

A

smooth

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14
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-lemma

A

confining membrane

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15
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lepid/o

A

flakes, scales

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16
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lepr/o

A

leprosy

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17
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-lepsy

A

seizure

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18
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lept/o

A

slender, thin, delicate

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19
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letharg/o

A

drowsiness

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20
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leuk/o

A

white

21
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levo-

A

left

22
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-lexia

A

speech, word

23
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lien/o

A

spleen

24
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ligament/o

A

ligament

25
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ligat/o

A

binding, tying

26
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lim/o

A

hunger

27
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lingu/o

A

tongue

28
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lip/o

A

fat

29
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-lipsis

A

omit, fail

30
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-listhesis

A

slipping

31
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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

32
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lob/o

A

lobe

33
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logad/o

A

whites of the eyes

34
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log/o, -log, -ligue

A

word, speech, thought

35
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-logist

A

specialist

36
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-logy

A

study of

37
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loph/o

A

ridge

38
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lord/o

A

curvature, bending

39
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lox/o

A

oblique, slanting

40
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-lucent

A

light-admitting

41
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luc/i

A

light

42
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lucid/o

A

clear

43
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lumb/o

A

loin

44
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lumin/o

A

light

45
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lute/o

A

yellow

46
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luxat/o

A

dislocate

47
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ly/o

A

dissolve, loosen

48
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lymph/o

A

lymph

49
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-lysis

A

dissolution, breakdown