prefixes and suffixes

L

100

labi-    

lips

200

lact-

milk

300

lapar-

abdomen, abdominal wall

400

laryng-

laryn, voice box

500

lip-

lipid or fat

L

100

-logy

study of, science of

200

lymph-

lymph tissue

300

leuko-

white

M

100

macro-

large, enlarged

200

micro-

small

300

mal-

bad, abnormal, disordered, poor

400

-mania

insanity, mental disorder

500

mast-

breast

M

100

med-

middle, midline

200

-megaly

large or enlarged

300

melan-

black

400

mening-

membrane covering the brain & spinal cord

500

meno-

monthly, menstruation

M

100

mono-

one, death

200

-mortem

death

300

muc-

mucus, secretion of mucus membrane

400

my-

muscle

500

myc-

fungus