Medical Prefix
iso-
equal
From Greek isos, equal
Meaning
What does iso- mean?
iso- is a prefix meaning equal. It comes from Greek isos, equal.
Put an- in front for unequal: anisocytosis means red blood cells of unequal sizes.
In real words
Medical words with iso-
variation in the size of cells, especially red blood cells
having an identical or similar form, shape or structure
having essentially identical genes, as identical twins do
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with iso-
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list iso- among their word parts.
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- MedlinePlus: Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
- 1.3 Common Prefixes – Medical Terminology 2e
- iso- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Practice it
Size, speed and sameness
iso- is one of 9 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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