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Index to letter L

labio-

The lips.

lacto-

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.

lamino-

A thin layer.

laparo-

The abdominal wall.

laryngo-

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.

lecitho-

Egg yolk.

-lect

A variety within a language.

leio-

Smooth.

-lent

Full of; characterized by.

lepido-

Scales.

-lepsis

A figure of speech.

-lepsy

A seizure.

lepto-

Small; narrow.

-less

Without; unaffected by; failure or inability.

-let

A thing of a smaller or lesser kind.

leuco-

White; whiteness.

ligno-

Wood.

limno-

Fresh water.

-ling

Forming nouns, often with diminutive or depreciatory implications.

lipo-

Fat.

-lite

A mineral or fossil.

-lith

A stone or stony structure.

-lithic

Stone.

litho-

Stone.

-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.

luteo-

Yellow; the corpus luteum.

-ly

Forming adjectives and adverbs.

lympho-

Lymph.

lyo-

Dispersion; dissolution.

-lysis

Disintegration or decomposition.

lyso-

Disintegration of cells.

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