Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts

ambi

both ____/later/al pertaining to both sides

poly

many ____/uria excessive urination

multi

many, much _____/para refers to a woman who has given birth to two or more children and is written as para 2 (3, 4, 5, etc.)

nulli

none _____/para refers to a woman who has never delivered a viable offspring and is written as para 0

primi

first _____/para refers to a woman who has had one birth at more than 20 weeks' gestation, regardless of whether the infant is born alive or dead and is written as para 1

quadri

four ______/plegia paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk due to injury to the spinal cord in the cervical shape

semi

half ____/lun/ar valves of the aorta and pulmonary artery; shaped like a crescent (half-moon)

hemi

half ____/plegia paralysis of one half of the body when it is divided along the median sagittal plane

uni

one ___/later/al pertaining to one side

mono

one ____/nucle/osis condition of excessive amounts of mononuclear leukocytes in the blood

centi

one hundredth _____/meter unit of measurement in the metric system; one hundredth of a meter

milli

one thousandth _____/liter unit of volume in the metric system; 0.001 L

deca

ten ____/gram a weight of 10 grams

tri

three ___/som/y genetic condition of having three chromosomes instead of two that causes birth defects, such as down syndrome

bin

twice, two ___/aur/al pertaining to both ears

di(s)

two, apart ___/locat/ion displacement of a bone from a joint

bi

two, double __/later/al pertaining to two sides