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Med Terms (L)

  1. labi(o)
    lip
  2. labyrinth(o)
    maze, labyrinth, the inner ear
  3. lacer(o), lacerat(o)
    torn, mangled
  4. lamin(o)
    lamina
  5. laps(o)
    slip, fall, slide
  6. -lapse
    to slide, fall, sag
  7. lat(i), lat(o)
    broad
  8. lav(o), lavat(o)
    wash, bathe
  9. lax(o), laxat(o)
    loosen, relax
  10. leiomy(o)
    smooth (visceral) muscle
  11. lemm(o)
    husk, peel, bark
  12. -lemma
    sheath, covering
  13. lent(i)
    the lens of the eye
  14. lenticul(o)
    shaped like a lens, pertaining to a lens
  15. lept(o)
    thin, slender
  16. -leptic
    to seize, take hold of
  17. lepto-
    small, soft
  18. letharg(o)
    drowsiness, oblivion
  19. lev(o), levat(o)
    raise, lift up
  20. lex(o), -lexia
    word, pharse
  21. libid(o), libidin(o)
    sexual drive, desire, passion
  22. ligat(o)
    binding or typing off
  23. -listhesis
    slipping
  24. lithiasis
    presence of stones
  25. loc(o)
    place
  26. loch(i)
    childbirth, confinement
  27. longev(o)
    long-lived, long life
  28. lord(o)
    curve, swayback bent
  29. lumin(o)
    light
  30. lun(o), lunat(o)
    moon
  31. lunul(o)
    cresent
  32. lup(i), lup(o)
    wolf
  33. lute(o)
    yellow
  34. lux(o)
    to slide
  35. -lyst
    agent that causes lysis or loosening
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Med Terms (L)
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