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LIST OF PREFIXES:
karyo-. (1) nucleus; (2) nut (karyotype).
kata- or kath-. down (kataphraxis).
kerat- or kerato-. (1) horn, horny (keratin); (2) cornea (keratoconjunctivitis).
kinesi- or kineto-. movement, motion (kinetochore).
kryo-. see cryo-.
krypt- or krypto-. hidden, covered, invisible (kryptopterus).
kyo-. denotes pregnancy (kyogenic).
kyph- or kypho-. humped (kyphophosis).
BIOLOGY PREFIXES (L):
lacrim- or lacrimo-. relating to tears or the tear duct (lacrimotomy).
lact-. (1) milk (lactose); (2) lactic acid (lactate).
lag- or lago-. hare (lagomorph).
laparo-. denotes loin or abdomen (laparoscopy).
laryng- or laryngo-. denotes larynx (laryngoscope).
latero-. side (laterodorsal).
lenti-. denotes a lens (lentiform).
lepto-. small, thin, weak (leptonema).
levo-. left, toward the left (levoduction, levoversion).
leuc- or leuco- or leuk- or leuko-. white, colorless (leucocyte).
lien- or lieno-. denotes the spleen (lienopancreatic).
limn- or limni- or limno-. freshwater lakes/ponds (limnoplankton).
lip- or lipo-. fat, fatty, fatty tissue (liposome).
lingu- or lingua- or lingui- or linguo-. relating to the tongue, tonguelike (linguiform, lingula).
lith- or litho-. stone (lithotripsy).
loch- or locho- or lochio-. pertaining to lochia (lochiometritis).
log- or logo-. denotes word, thought, or speech (logomania).
luteo-. yellowish (Luteoviridae).
lymph- or lympho- or lymphangi- or lymphangio or lymphatico or lymphato- or lymphoid-. denotes lymph, lymphatic tissue, or the lymphatic system (lymphocyte, lymphoidectomy, lymphaticostomy).
lyo-. dissolved (lyophobe).
lys- or lyso-. denotes a breaking up or dissolution (lysogenesis, lysosome).
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