Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0151 short lesson, about 20 seconds
oligo-: Few or Scanty
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The idea
The prefix oligo means few, scanty, or deficient in number.
In practice
Oliguria is the passing of scanty amounts of urine.
Where people slip
Oligo and poly are opposites, and both attach to the same roots.
Your place on the trail
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