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