Section 18 Flashcards
(49 cards)
0
Q
Labyrinth/o
A
Maze (to describe inner ear)
1
Q
Labi/o
A
Lip
2
Q
Lacer/o or lacerat/o
A
Torn
3
Q
Lacrim/o
A
Tear or tear duct
4
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Lact/I or lacit/o
A
Milk or to secrete milk
5
Q
Lactate/o
A
Pit
6
Q
Lacun/o
A
One part or dorsal
7
Q
Lamin/o
A
Portion of vertibae
8
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen or flank
9
Q
Laps/o
A
To slip or fall downward
10
Q
Laryng/o
A
Voice box
11
Q
Lat/I and lat/o
A
Broad
12
Q
Later/o
A
Side
13
Q
Lax/o or laxat/o
A
To loosen or relax
14
Q
Leiomy/o
A
Smooth muscle
15
Q
Lemm/o
A
Peel
16
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Lent/I
A
Lens of the eye
17
Q
Lenticul/o
A
Shaped like a lens
18
Q
-lepsy
A
Seizure
19
Q
Lept/o
A
Thin
20
Q
Letharg/o
A
Drowsiness or indifference
21
Q
Leuco-
A
White
22
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
23
Q
Lev/o or levat/o
A
To lift up
24
Libid/o or libidin/o
Sexual drive
25
Ligament/o
Connect bone to bone (ligament)
26
Ligat/o
Binding or tying off
27
Lingu/o
Tongue
28
Lip/o
Fat
29
-lite or -lith
Stone or calculus
30
Lith/o
Sone or calculus
31
-lithiasis
Presence or stones
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Lob/I or lob/o
Lobe or well defined part of organ
33
Loc/o
Place
34
Loch/I
Confinement or birthing process
35
Longev/o
Long-lived
36
Lord/o
Bent backwards
37
Lumb/o
Lower back or loin
38
Lumin/o
Light
39
Lun/o
Moon
40
Lunul/o
Crescent
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Lup/I or lup/o
Wolf
42
Lute/o
Yellow
43
Lymph/o
Lymphatic tissue
44
Lymphaden/o
Lymph gland
45
Lymphamgi/o
Lymph vessel
46
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, or separation
47
-lyst
Agent that breaks down
48
Lytic
To reduce or destroy
