lept-, lepto-

(Greek: thin, small, fine, delicate, mild; from "peeled, husked"; used primarily in the sense of "abnormally thin, narrow, slender, or delicate")

leptiform
Having a form somewhat like leptus; said of active insect larvae having three pairs of legs.
leptocaul
Having a thin or slender primary stem.
leptocentric
A concentric bundle with a central leptome.
leptocephalia
An abnormal narrowness and tallness of the skull.
leptocephalic
Characterized by leptocephaly.
leptocephaloid
Resembling or having the shape of eel larvae.
leptocephalous
Characterized by leptocephaly. Having very a narrow head, leptocephalia.
leptocephalus (s), leptocephali (pl)
1. A person with an abnormally tall, narrow skull.
2. A type of larval stage found in a variety of marine bony fishes; that of the common eel is transparent, with a leaf-like body and tiny eyes.
leptocephaly
An abnormal tallness and narrowness of the skull.
leptocercal
With long slender tapering tail; as with, some fish.
leptochroa, leptochroous
Having very thin skin.
leptochromatic
Having a fine chromatin network.
leptocyte
An abnormally thin erythrocyte.

Such an erythrocyte is thinner than normal and hence appears hypochromic. It is commonly observed in iron deficiency anemia, thalassemias, chronic inflammatory disorders, and other conditions.

leptocytic
A reference to leptocytes.
leptocytosis
The presence of numerous leptocytes in the blood.