Medical Vocabulary - L

Question 1

labi(o)-

Answer 1

of or pertaining to the lip; LABIODENTAL

Question 2

lacrim(o)-

Answer 2

tear; LACRIMAL CANALICULI

Question 3

lact(i)-

lact(o)-

Answer 3

milk; LACTATION

Question 4

lapar(o)-

Answer 4

of or pertaining to the abdomen, flank; LAPAROTOMY

Question 5

laryng(o)-

Answer 5

of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is; LARYNX

Question 6

latero-

Answer 6

lateral; LATERAL PECTORAL NERVE

Question 7

lei(o)-

Answer 7

smooth; LEIOMYOMA

Question 8

• lepsis

- lepsy

Answer 8

attack, seizure; EPILEPSY, NARCOLEPSY

Question 9

lept(o)-

Answer 9

light, slender

Question 10

leuc(o)-

leuk(o)-

Answer 10

denoting a white color; LEUKOCYTE

Question 11

lingu(a)-

lingu(o)-

Answer 11

of or pertaining to the tongue; LINGUISTICS

Question 12

lip(o)-

Answer 12

fat; LIPOSUCTION

Question 13

lith(o)-

Answer 13

stone, calculus; LITHOTRIPSY

Question 14

log(o)-

Answer 14

speech

Question 15

-logist

Answer 15

denotes someone who studies a certain field: ____-logy; ONCOLOGIST, PATHOLOGIST

Question 16

-logy

Answer 16

denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field; HEMATOLOGY, UROLOGY

Question 17

lymph(o)-

Answer 17

lymph; LYMPHEDEMA

Question 18

lys(o)-

-lytic

Answer 18

dissolution; LYSOSOME

Question 19

-lysis

Answer 19

destruction, separation; PARALYSIS