Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
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| labi/o | lip |
| lacrim/o | tear (duct), lacrimal duct |
| lact/o | milk |
| -lalia | speech, verbalize [suffix] |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| later/o | side |
| lei/o | smooth |
| -lemma | rind [suffix] |
| lent/i | lens |
| -lepsy | seizure [suffix] |
| leuk/o | white (Gr. leukos) |
| -lexia | speech, spoken word [suffix] |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| lipid/o | fat |
| -lith | stone, calcification [suffix] |
| lith/o | stone |
| lob/o | lobe |
| log/o | word |
| logad/o | white of the eye |
| -logy | study of [suffix] |
| lord/o | curve, bending |
| lumb/o | lumbar, lower back |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction [suffix] |
| -lytic | decomposition [suffix] |
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Gr. Greek origin. L. Latin origin.
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