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