quantity prefixes

Bi-

Two ex. Biceps

Brady-

Slow ex. Bradycardia

Diplo-

Double ex. Diploid

Hemi-

Half ex. Hemihypertrophy

Hetero-

Other; Different ex. Heterogeneous

Homo-

Same ex. Homozygous genotype

Hyper-

Above; Beyond; Excessive ex. Hypertension

Hypo-

Under; Deficient ex. Hypotension

Iso-

Equal; Like ex. Isointense

Macro-

Large; Long; Big ex. Macrophage

Mic-, Micro-

Small ex. Microglia

Mon-, Mono-

One ex. Monocyte

Olig/o-

Few; Little ex. Oliguria

Poly-

Many; Excessive ex. Polyuria

Quadri-

Four ex. Quadriceps

Semi-

Half ex. Semilunar valves

Tachy-

Fast ex. Tachycardia

Tetra-

Four ex. Tetralogy of Fallot

Tri-

Three ex. Triceps

Uni-

One ex. Unicellular