olig-

Variant of oligo-

oligo- definition

oligo- (äl′i gō)

few, scant, small, a deficiency of oligochaete
also, before a vowel, olig-

Etymology: Gr oligo- < oligos, small, akin to loigos, destruction, death < IE base *(o)leig-, wretched, illness > Lith ligà, disease

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