<Tr> <Td> koil - </Td> <Td> hollow </Td> <Td> Greek κοῖλος (koilos) </Td> <Td> koilocyte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> kyph - </Td> <Td> humped </Td> <Td> Greek κυφός </Td> <Td> kyphoscoliosis </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Affix </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Th> Origin language and etymology </Th> <Th> Example (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> labi - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the lip </Td> <Td> Latin (labium), lip </Td> <Td> labiodental </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lacrim (o) - </Td> <Td> tear </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> Lacrimal canaliculi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lact (i) -, lact (o) </Td> <Td> milk </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> Lactation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lapar (o) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the abdominal wall, flank </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek λαπάρᾱ (lapárā), flank </Td> <Td> Laparotomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> laryng (o) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek λάρυγξ, λαρυγγ - (lárynx, laryng -), throat, gullet </Td> <Td> Larynx </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> latero - </Td> <Td> lateral </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> Lateral pectoral nerve </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lei (o) - </Td> <Td> smooth </Td> <Td> Greek λεῖος </Td> <Td> Leiomyoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - lepsis, - lepsy </Td> <Td> attack, seizure </Td> <Td> Greek λῆψις </Td> <Td> Epilepsy, narcolepsy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lept (o) - </Td> <Td> light, slender </Td> <Td> Greek λεπτός (leptos) </Td> <Td> Leptomeningeal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> leuc (o) -, leuk (o) - </Td> <Td> Denoting a white color </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos), white, bright </Td> <Td> Leukocyte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lingu (a) -, lingu (o) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the tongue </Td> <Td> Latin (lingua), tongue </Td> <Td> Linguistics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lip (o) - </Td> <Td> fat </Td> <Td> Greek λίπος (lipos) </Td> <Td> Liposuction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> liss (os) - </Td> <Td> smooth </Td> <Td> Greek Λισσός (lissos) </Td> <Td> Lissencephaly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lith (o) - </Td> <Td> stone, calculus </Td> <Td> Greek λίθος (lithos) </Td> <Td> Lithotripsy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> log (o) - </Td> <Td> speech </Td> <Td> Greek λόγος (logos) </Td> <Td> dialog, catalog, logos </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - logist </Td> <Td> Denotes someone who studies a certain field (the field of _____ - logy); a specialist; one who treats </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek λογιστής (logistēs), studier, practitioner </Td> <Td> Oncologist, pathologist </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - logy </Td> <Td> Denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field; the study of </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek λόγoς (logos) study </Td> <Td> hematology, urology </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lumb (o) -, lumb (a) - </Td> <Td> Of or relating to the part of the trunk between the lowest ribs and the pelvis . </Td> <Td> Latin (lumbus or lumbaris) loin </Td> <Td> Lumbar vertebrae </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lymph (o) - </Td> <Td> lymph </Td> <Td> Latin lympha - water </Td> <Td> Lymphedema </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lys (o) -, - lytic </Td> <Td> dissolution </Td> <Td> Greek </Td> <Td> Lysosome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - lysis </Td> <Td> Destruction, separation </Td> <Td> Greek λύσις </Td> <Td> Paralysis </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Affix </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Th> Origin language and etymology </Th> <Th> Example (s) </Th> </Tr>

List of anatomy and physiology prefixes and suffixes