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iso- — Equal, like

iso- means equal, like. Ancient Greek source words and medical terminology examples: isometric.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Equal, like

• Ancient Greek: ἴσος (isos)

Examples and word parts

isometric

Having the same length; used for contraction without a change in muscle length.

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Related numbers and amounts terms

• bi- — Two

  bilateral

• brady- — Slow

  bradycardia

• diplo- — Double

  diplopia

• hemi- — Half

  hemisphere

• homo- — Same

  homogeneous

• hyper- — Above, beyond, excessive

  hyperthermia

• hypo- — Under, deficient

  hypothermia

• macro- — Large, long, big

  macrocyte

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