Prefixes: K, L, & M Flashcards

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-kinesis, -kinetic

A

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-

A

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

A

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)

A

lipids, fat

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lith- (o)

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stone, calculus

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-logy

A

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

A

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)

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black

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mening- (o)

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membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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meno-

A

monthly menstruation

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mes- (o)

A

middle

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-meter

A

measuring instrument, measure

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-metry

A

measurement

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one, single

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-mortem

A

death

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muc- (o, us)

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mucus, secretion of mucous membrane

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multi-

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many, large amount, much

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my-

A

muscle

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myc- (o)

A

fungus

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myel- (o)

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myring- (o)

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eardrum, tympanic membrane