Word Parts-L Flashcards

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1
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labi/o

A

lip

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2
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labyrinth/o

A

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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5
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lact/i, lact/o

A

milk

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6
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lactat/o

A

secrete milk

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7
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lamin/o

A

lamina

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8
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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laps/o

A

slip, fall, slide

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-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

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laryng/o

A

larynx, throat

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12
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lat/i, lat/o

A

broad

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13
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later/o

A

side

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14
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lav/o, lavat/o

A

wash, bathe

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lax/o, laxat/o

A

loosen, relax

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16
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leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

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17
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lent/i

A

the lens of the eye

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18
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lenticul/o

A

shaped like a lens, pertaining to a lens

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19
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-lepsy

A

seizure

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20
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lept/o

A

thin, slender

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21
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-leptic

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to seize, take hold of

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22
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lepto-

A

small, soft

23
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letharg/o

A

drowsiness, oblivion

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leuk/o

A

white

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lev/o, levat/o

A

raise, lift up

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lex/o, -lexia

A

word, phrase

27
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libid/o, libidin/o

A

sexual drive, desire, passion

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ligament/o

A

ligament

29
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ligat/o

A

binding or tying off

30
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lingu/o

A

tongue

31
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lipid/o, lip/o

A

fat, lipid

32
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-listhesis

A

slipping

33
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lith/o, -lith

A

stone, calculus

34
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-lithiasis

A

presence of stones

35
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lob/i, lob/o

A

lobe, well-defined part of an organ

36
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loc/o

A

place

37
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loch/i

A

childbirth, confinement

38
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-logy

A

study of

39
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longev/o

A

long-lived, long life

40
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lord/o

A

curve, swayback, bent

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lumb/o

A

lower back, loin

42
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lumin/o

A

light

43
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lun/o, lunat/o

A

moon

44
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lunul/o

A

crescent

45
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lup/i, lup/o

A

wolf

46
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lute/o

A

yellow

47
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lux/o

A

to slide

48
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lymph/o

A

lymph, lymphatic tissue

49
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph node or gland

50
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

51
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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

52
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-lyst

A

agent that causes lysis or loosening

53
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-lytic

A

to reduce, destroy