Medical Terminology Letter L

 

TERMMEANING
-labileunstable, perishable
lacrim/otear, lacrimal duct
lact/omilk
lal/o, -laliaspeech, babble
lamin/olamina
lampr/oclear
lapar/oabdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/olarynx
later/oside
laxat/oto slacken, relax, loosen
lecith/oyolk, ovum
-legiareading
lei/osmooth
-lemmaconfining membrane
lepid/oflakes, scales
lepr/oleprosy
-lepsyseizure
lept/oslender, thin, delicate
letharg/odrowsiness
leuk/owhite
levo-left
-lexiaspeech, word
lien/ospleen
ligament/oligament
ligat/obinding, tying
lim/ohunger
lingu/otongue
lip/ofat
-lipsisomit, fail
-listhesisslipping
lith/ostone, calculus
lob/olobe
logad/owhites of the eyes
-logistspecialist
log/o, -log, -ligueword, speech, thought
-logystudy of
loph/oridge
lord/ocurvature, bending
lox/ooblique, slanting
-lucentlight-admitting
luc/ilight
lucid/oclear
lumb/oloin
lumin/olight
lute/oyellow
luxat/odislocate
lymph/olymph
ly/odissolve, loosen
-lysisdissolution, breakdown