olig-

DEFINITION of olig-

few, deficient; Olig‑ prefixes terms for low counts, volumes, or degrees in medicine, such as oliguria (urine output <400-500 mL/day), oligohydramnios (low amniotic fluid), oligodactyly (few digits), and oligospermia (low sperm count). It signals pathology involving insufficiency, contrasting with poly‑ (“many”).oreateai+4

|Term|Breakdown|Brief meaning| |---|---|---| |oliguria|olig‑ “few” + ‑uria “urine”|Reduced urine output (<400-500 mL/day).rxlist+1| |Oligospermia|olig‑ “few” + sperm- “sperm” + ‑ia|Low sperm count in semen.rxlist+1| |Oligohydramnios|olig‑ “scant” + -hydro- “water” + -amnion|Too little amniotic fluid.rxlist​| |Oligodactyly|olig‑ “few” + -dactyl “finger/toe”|Fewer than 5 digits on hand/foot.disorders.eyes.arizona+1| |Oligotrophic|olig‑ “few” + -troph “nourishment”|Nutrient‑poor (e.g., lakes).etymonline​|

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ETYMOLOGY of olig-

greek oligos; From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos) meaning “few, small, little, scanty,” of uncertain origin but Proto‑Indo‑European roots related to paucity.

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RELATED TERMS to olig-

| olig- | few | deficient | - | - | |:---------:|:---:|:---------:|:---:|:----------------:| | a- | - | YES | not | without, lacking | | hypo- | - | YES | low | below normal, under |

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DERIVATIONS of olig-

TABLE definition AS Definition 
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Query

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(definition, (word) => econtains([[]].definition, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name

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