mono-
Prefix Medical Terminology
One or single.
Example: monocyte (white blood cell with a single, unsegmented nucleus)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- mega-, megalo-Large or great.
- meso-Middle.
- meta-Change, after, or beyond.
- micro-Small.
- multi-Many.
- neo-New.
- non-Not or without.
- normo-Normal.