Word Parts-L Flashcards
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labi/o
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lip
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labyrinth/o
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maze, labyrinth, the inner ear
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lacer/o, lacerat/o
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torn, mangled
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lacrim/o
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tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
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lact/i, lact/o
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milk
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lactat/o
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secrete milk
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lamin/o
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lamina
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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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laps/o
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slip, fall, slide
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-lapse
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to slide, fall, sag
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laryng/o
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larynx, throat
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lat/i, lat/o
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broad
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later/o
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side
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lav/o, lavat/o
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wash, bathe
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lax/o, laxat/o
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loosen, relax
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leiomy/o
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smooth (visceral) muscle
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lent/i
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the lens of the eye
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lenticul/o
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shaped like a lens, pertaining to a lens
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-lepsy
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seizure
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lept/o
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thin, slender
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-leptic
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to seize, take hold of
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lepto-
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small, soft
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letharg/o
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drowsiness, oblivion
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leuk/o
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white
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lev/o, levat/o
raise, lift up
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lex/o, -lexia
word, phrase
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libid/o, libidin/o
sexual drive, desire, passion
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ligament/o
ligament
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ligat/o
binding or tying off
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lingu/o
tongue
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lipid/o, lip/o
fat, lipid
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-listhesis
slipping
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lith/o, -lith
stone, calculus
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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lob/i, lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of an organ
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loc/o
place
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loch/i
childbirth, confinement
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-logy
study of
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longev/o
long-lived, long life
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lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
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lumb/o
lower back, loin
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lumin/o
light
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lun/o, lunat/o
moon
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lunul/o
crescent
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lup/i, lup/o
wolf
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lute/o
yellow
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lux/o
to slide
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lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
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lymphaden/o
lymph node or gland
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lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
51
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-lyst
agent that causes lysis or loosening
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-lytic
to reduce, destroy
