Index of letter L
| L- | See laevo- |
| labi(o)- | The lips. |
| lact(o)- | Milk; lactic acid or lactose. |
| laevo- | On or to the left. |
| -lagnia | Morbid sexual arousal. |
| -lalia | A speech condition or disorder. |
| lamelli- | A thin scale, plate, or layer. |
| lamin(o)- | A thin layer. |
| lapar(o)- | The abdominal wall. |
| laryng(o)- | The larynx. |
| latero- | Lateral; to one side. |
| -latry | Worship of a specified thing. |
| -le1 | Forming nouns. |
| -le2 | Apt to; liable to. |
| -le3 | Forming verbs. |
| -lecithal | Having an egg yolk of a given kind. |
| lecith(o)- | Egg yolk. |
| -lect | A variety within a language. |
| leio- | Smooth. |
| -lent | Full of; characterized by. |
| lepid(o)- | Scales. |
| -lepsis | A figure of speech. |
| -lepsy | A seizure. |
| lept(o)- | Small; narrow. |
| -less | Without; unaffected by; failure or inability. |
| -let | A thing of a smaller or lesser kind. |
| leuc(o)- | White; whiteness. |
| levo- | See laevo- |
| ligno- | Wood. |
| limn(o)- | Fresh water. |
| -ling | Forming nouns, often with diminutive or depreciatory implications. |
| lip(o)- | Fat. |
| -lite | A mineral or fossil. |
| -lith | A stone or stony structure. |
| lith- | See litho- |
| -lithic | Stone. |
| lith(o)- | Stone. |
| -log | See -logue |
| -loger | See -logist |
| -logical | Relating to a branch of knowledge or experience. |
| -logist | A person skilled in, or involved in, a branch of study. |
| logo- | Words or speech. |
| -logue | A type of communication or debate. |
| -logy | A subject of study or interest; speech or language. |
| lopho- | Crested. |
| lumbo- | The lower back or loin. |
| lute(o)- | Yellow; the corpus luteum. |
| -ly | Forming adjectives and adverbs. |
| lymph(o)- | Lymph. |
| lyo- | Dispersion; dissolution. |
| lys- | See lyso- |
| -lysis | Disintegration or decomposition. |
| lys(o)- | Disintegration of cells. |
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