Medical Terminology- featuring prefixes for numbers

 

GlobalRPh Medical Terminology Section

 

 

 

Medical Prefixes for Numbers

 

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bi-

Two, double.

bicuspid (having two cusps or points)

 

hemi–

Half.

hemiplegia (paralysis of one side [half] of the body)

 

Milli-

One-thousandth.

milliliter (one-thousandth of a liter)

 

mono-

One, single.

monocyte (a white cell with a singular nucleus)

 

nulli-

None.

nullipara (a woman who has borne no children)

 

primi-

First.

primigravida (first pregnancy)

 

quadri-

Four.

quadriplegia (paralysis of all four extremities)

 

 

semi-

Half.

semiconscious (half conscious)

 

tetra-

Four.

tetraplegia (paralysis of both arms and both legs; also known as quadriplegia)

 

tri-

Three.

triceps (“a muscle” having three heads)

 

uni-

One.

uninuclear (“a cell” having one nucleus)

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