Poly- Words: “polymastia” to “polyzoan”,
Part 2 of 2
Words that include: poly- (Greek: many, much; too many, too much, excessive; a prefix used with many words)
Don’t confuse this poly- with another -poly that means “to sell”.
polymastia, polymazia:
The presence of more than two mammae in a human or other primate that typically has only two.
polymastic:
In humans, having more than two mammary glands.
polymath, polymathy, polymathic:
Somebody who is knowledgeable in a variety of subjects; a person of great and diversified learning.
polymictic:
A reference to a lake having no persistent thermal stratification and which is continually circulating with only brief periods of stability.
polymorph:
An animal or plant that has several different adult forms.
polymorphism, polymorphic, polymorphous:
Occurring in several or many forms; appearing in different forms at different stages of development.
polymyalgia:
Myalgia (muscle pain) affecting several muscles.
polymyopathy:
Disease affecting several muscles simultaneously.
polymythy, polymythic:
The inclusion of many or several stories or plots in one narrative of dramatic work.
Polynesia:
One of three major divisions of the Pacific Islands, encompassing a number of island groups in the central and southern Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.
polyneuritis:
Neuritis involving several nerves simultaneously.
polyneuropathy:
Any disease that affects multiple nerves simultaneously.
polynomial:
1. Relating to or composed of several names or terms.
2. In biology, a taxonomic designation having more than two terms. or names of plants or animals consisting of descriptive phrases of more than three words, as those in use before binomial nomenclature.
3. A mathematical expression of two or more terms.
polyodontia:
The presence of supernumerary teeth; an excessive number of teeth.
polynychia, polyunguia, polyonychia:
The presence of supernumerary nails on fingers or toes.
polyonymy, polyonymous:
The use of or the practice of using diverse names for one thing.
polyopia:
The formation of more than one image of an object on the retina; multiple vision.
polyopsony:
The condition of a market characterized by many buyers. The multiple numbers have an effect on the price of the materials or products.
polyorama:
A view of many objects; also, a sort of panorama with dissolving views.
polyorchidism, polyorchis, polyorchism:
A man with more than two testes.
polyotia:
The condition of having more than two ears.
polypathia:
The presence of several diseases at once.
polyphagia, polyphage, polyphagian, polyphagous:
1. Excessive eating; gluttony; bulimia.
2. The habit on the part of certain animals of feeding on many different types of food.
polyphagist:
Anyone who has an excessive appetite or who eats too much.
polypharmacy:
1. Prescription of many drugs at the same time.
2. An instance of excessive medication.
polyphloisboian, polyphloesbean, polyphloisic:
Making an incredible racket; anything that makes a terrible noise.
polyphobia:
An irrational fear of many things.
polyphonic, polyphonous, polyphoniclly:
1. Having or making many sounds.
2. In phonetics, representing more than one sound, as the letter c (cf. cat and cereal)
polyphony:
1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in an echo.
2. In music, a combining of a number of individual but harmonizing melodies, as in a fugue, cannon, etc.
polyphrasia:
Excessive talking; logorrhea.
polyphyletic:
In biology, derived from more than one ancestral type.
polyphyllous:
1. Having separate, distinct leaves not fused to each other.
2. Having many leaves.
polyphyodont:
Developing several sets of teeth successively throughout life as with sharks and certain teleost fishes.
polyplastic:
1. Containing many structural or constituent elements.
2. Undergoing many changes of form.
polyplegia, polyplegic:
Paralysis affecting several muscles simultaneously.
polypnea:
Very rapid breathing; panting; tachypnea.
polypod, polypodia:
Having many feet.
polypodia:
Having more than the normal number of feet.
polypoly:
A market condition characterized by the small number of sellers where this has a direct effect on prices.
polyposia:
Ingestion of abnormally increased amounts of fluids for long periods of time.
polyposist:
A hard drinker; one who drinks excessively.
polypseudonymous:
Using many pseudonyms.
polypsychic, polypsychical:
A belief that humans have several souls or modes of intelligence.
polypsychism:
A belief in many souls in one being; especially, a human being.
polypus:
Having many feet; such as, an octopus.
polyrhizal, polyrhizous:
Having many roots.
polysarcia, polysarcous:
Obesity; over weight.
polysensory, polysensitivity:
1. Being responsive to multiple agents or stimuli.
2. Affecting or pertaining to multiple sense mechanisms.
polyspermy, polyspermic:
The penetration of multiple sperms (spermatozoa) into a single ovum at the time of fertilization.
polystichia:
Having more than one row of eyelashes on a single eyelid.
polystomatous:
Having many mouths or openings.
polysyllable, polysyllabic, polysyllabicism:
Having many (at least three or more) syllables.
polysyndactyly:
Having two or more instances in the same individual of side-to-side fusion of digits.
polytechnic:
1. Relating to or dealing with many arts or sciences.
2. A school specializing in the teaching of industrial arts and applied sciences.
polytendinitis:
Inflammation of multiple tendons or tendon sheaths.
polytendinobursitis:
Tendinitis and bursitis occurring in multiple areas at the same time in the same patient.
polytheism:
Worshiping of or believing in several deities.
polythetic:
Describing a group that cannot be defined on the basis of any single character, but on a combination of characters.
polytokous:
Having many offspring per brood; fruiting many times during the life cycle.
polytrichia, polytrichous, polytrichosis:
Very hairy; thickly covered with hair; especially in comparison with persons of the same race and sex.
polytrophic, polytrophy:
1. Feeding on a variety of different food substances or food species.
2. In pathology, marked by or pertaining to excessive nutrition.
polyunsaturated:
Relating to long-chain carbon compounds, especially fats, having many unsaturated bonds.
polyuria:
Excessive urination, as in some diseases.
polyzoan:
A reference to minute water animals that form branching, mosslike colonies and reproduce by budding.