lab work collaborate to work with a person; elaborate to work out the details; laborious requiring a lot of hard work.
lact/o
lact/o milk lactate to give milk, nurse; lactose the sugar contained in milk; lactic acid.
later
later side bilateral of or involving two sides; unilateral affecting one side of something.
leuk/o,
leuk/o, leuc/o white, colorless leukemia abnormal increase of white blood cells in the blood; leukocyte a mature white blood cell; leucine a white, crystalline amino acid.
lex
lex word, law, reading lexicology the study and history of words; alexia -loss of the ability to read; illegal not authorized by the official rules or laws.
liber
liber free liberate to set free; libertine a person with a free, wild lifestyle; liberty freedom.
lingu
lingu language, tongue linguist one who studies languages; multilingual able to communicate in multiple languages; linguine long, flat tongue-shaped pasta.
lip/o
lip/o fat liposuction the mechanical removal of fat reserves in the tissue; lipase enzyme that breaks down fat; lipoid resembling fat.
lite,
lite, ite, lith/o mineral, rock, fossil apatite a group of common minerals; granite a hard, granular rock; monolith a remarkable, unique stone.
loc
loc place dislocate to put something out of its usual place; location a place; relocate to move to a new place.
log/o
log/o word, doctrine, discourse logic correct reasoning; monologue a long speech by one speaker;analogy similarity, especially between things otherwise dissimilar.
loqu,
loqu, locu speak eloquent speaking beautifully and forcefully ; loquacious very talkative; elocution art of public speaking.
luc
luc light elucidate to explain, to throw light on; lucid easily understood, giving off light; translucent allowing light through.
lud,
lud, lus to play prelude introduction to the major performance; illusion misleading optical image or impression; delude to mislead, deceive.
lumin
lumin light illuminate to fill with light; lumen unit measuring light.
lun/a/i
lun/a/i moon lunar relating to the moon; lunarscape the surface of the moon; lunatic insane (as if driven mad by the moon).