pauci-

See also: pauci

English

Etymology

From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (English few).

Prefix

pauci-

1. (chiefly biology) Having or involving few.
   • paucisymptomatic, paucispiral

Synonyms

• oligo- (from Ancient Greek)

Antonyms

• multi- (from Latin)
• poly- (from Ancient Greek)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pauci-

pauciarthritic

pauciarthritis

pauciarticular

paucibacillary

paucibacterial

paucicellular

pauciclonal

pauciclonality

paucidentate

paucidisperse

pauciflorous

paucifoliate

paucigranulocytic

paucigravid

pauci-immune

paucilingual

paucilocular

pauciloquy

paucimannose

paucimannosidic

paucimicrobial

paucinervate

pauciparous

pauciradiate

pauciserial

paucispecific

paucispicular

paucispiral

paucistratified

paucisymptomatic

paucivalency

paucivalent

Related terms

• paucity

Anagrams

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