homo-
Prefix Medical Terminology
Same or alike.
Example: homogeneous (the same throughout)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- extra-Outside of or beyond.
- hemi-Half or one side.
- hetero-Other or different.
- homeo-Similar, same, or unchanging.
- hyper-Above normal, excessive, or beyond.
- hypo-Below normal, under, or deficient.
- idio-One's own, individual, or unknown in origin.
- in-, im-Not; in some words, in or into.