tetra-
Prefix Medical Terminology
Four.
Example: tetraplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 23 Key Terms · OpenStax
Related terms
- super-Above, over, or excessive.
- supra-Above or over.
- syn-, sym-Together or joined.
- tachy-Fast or rapid.
- trans-Across or through.
- tri-Three.
- uni-One.