Chapter 4 The Letter 'K', 'L' and 'M', 'N' and 'O'

(Note: There is no letter 'J' in this group of flashcards.)

The Letter 'K'

1. What does the prefix 'kerat-(o)' mean? cornea of eye

2. What does the suffix '-kinesis, -kinetic' mean? motion

The Letter 'L'

1. What does the prefix 'labi- (a,o)' mean? lip

2. What does the prefix 'lacrima-' mean? tears

3. What does the prefix 'lact-(o)' mean? milk

4. What does the prefix 'lapar- (o)' mean? abdomen, abdominal

5. What does the prefix 'laryng- (o)' mean? larynx (voicebox)

6. What does the prefix 'latero' mean? side

7. What does the suffix '-lepsy' mean? seizure, convulsion

8. What does the prefix 'leuco-', 'leuko-' mean? white

9. What does the prefix 'lingu- (a,o)' mean? tongue

10. What does the prefix 'lip- (o)' mean? fat, lipids

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1. What does the prefix 'lith-(o)' mean? stone, calculus

2. What does the suffix '-logy' mean? study of, science of

3. What does the prefix 'lymph- (o)' mean? lymph tissue

4. What does the suffix '-lys (is,o)' mean? destruction, dissolving of

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The Letter 'M'

1. What is the prefix for 'large'? macro-

2. What is the prefix for 'bad, abnormal, disordered, poor'? mal-

3. What is the prefix for 'softening of a tissue'? malac- (ia)

4. What is the prefix for 'breast, mammary glands'? mamm- (o)

5. What is the suffix for 'insanity, mental disorder'? -mania

6. What is the prefix for 'breast'? mast-(o)

7. What is the prefix for 'middle, midline'? med- (i)

8. What is the suffix for 'large, enlarged'? -megaly, mega

9. What is the prefix for 'black'? melan (o)

10. What is the prefix for 'membranes covering the brain and spinal cord'? mening- (o)

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1. What is the prefix for 'monthly, menstruation'? meno-

2. What is the prefix for 'middle, midline'? mes-(o)

3. What is the suffix for 'measuring instrument, measure'? -meter

4. What is the suffix for 'measurement'? -metry

5. What is the prefix for 'small'? micro-

6. What is the prefix for 'one, single'? mono-

7. What is the suffix for 'death'? -mortem

8. What is the prefix for 'mucus, secretion of mucous membrane'?muc-(os)

9. What is the prefix for 'many, much, a large amount'? multi-

10. What is the prefix for 'muscle'? -my- (o)

11. What is the prefix for 'fungus'? myc- (o)

12. What is the prefix for 'bone marrow, spinal cord'? myel- (o)

13. What is the prefix for 'eardrum, tympanic membrane'? myring- (o)

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The Letter 'N'

1. What does the prefix 'narc- (o)' mean? sleep, numb, stupor

2. What does the prefix 'nas- (o)' mean? nose

3. What does the suffix 'natal' mean? birth

4. What does the prefix 'necr- (o)' mean? death

5. What does the prefix 'neo-' mean? new

6. What does the prefix 'neph- (r,o)' mean? kidney

7. What does the prefix 'neur- (o)' mean? nerve, nervous system

8. What does the prefix 'noct- (i)' mean? night, at night

9. What does the prefix 'non' mean? no, none

The Letter 'O'

1. What is the prefix for 'eye'? ocul- (o)

2. What is the suffix for 'form, shape, like, resembling'? -ode, -oid

3. What is the prefix for 'tooth'? odont- (o)

4. What is prefix for 'few, less than normal, small'? olig-(o)

5. What is suffix for 'person who does, studies'? -ologist

6. What is the suffix for 'study of, science of'? -ology

7. What is the suffix for 'tumor, a swelling'? -oma

8. What is the prefix for 'mass, bulk, tumor'? onco-

9. What is the prefix for 'ovary- female egg cell'? oophor-(o)

10. What is the prefix for 'eye'? ophthalm- (o)

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Note: To letter 'O' will be continued in the next chapter.