Prefixes: K, L, & M Flashcards
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-kinesis, -kinetic
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motion
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kerat- (o)
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cornea of the eye
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labi- (a, o)
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lip
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lacrima-
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tears
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lact- (o)
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milk
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lapar- (o)
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng- (o)
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larynx (voicebox)
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latero-
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side
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-lepsy
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seizure
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leuco- leuko-
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white
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lingu- (a, o)
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tongue
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lip- (o)
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lipids, fat
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lith- (o)
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stone, calculus
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-logy
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study of, science of
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lymph- (o)
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lymph tissue
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-lys (is, o)
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destruction, dissolving of
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad, abnormal, disordered, poor
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malac- (ia)
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softening of a tissue
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mamm- (o)
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mammary glands, breast
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-mania
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insanity, mental disorder
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mast-
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breast
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med- (i)
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middle, midline
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-megaly, mega-
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large, enlarged
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melan- (o)
black
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mening- (o)
membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
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meno-
monthly menstruation
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mes- (o)
middle
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-meter
measuring instrument, measure
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-metry
measurement
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micro-
small
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mono-
one, single
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-mortem
death
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muc- (o, us)
mucus, secretion of mucous membrane
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multi-
many, large amount, much
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my-
muscle
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myc- (o)
fungus
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myel- (o)
bone marrow, spinal cord
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myring- (o)
eardrum, tympanic membrane
