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Quantity Prefixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bi- | Two |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Diplo- | Double |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hetero- | Other; Different |
| Homo- | Same |
| Hyper- | Above; Beyond; Excessive |
| Hypo- | Under; Deficient |
| Iso- | Equal; Like |
| Macro- | Large; Long; Big |
| Mic-, Micro- | Small |
| Mon-, Mono- | One |
| Olig/o- | Few; Little |
| Poly- | Many; Excessive |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Semi- | Half |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Tetra- | Four |
| Tri- | Three |
| Uni- | One |