olig-, oligo-

A compound made up of the condensation of a small number of nucleotides.

A reduction in the number of oocytes maturing or in the frequency of ovulation.

A lake bottom deposit which contains very little clay.

1. A reference to an area, substrate, or habitat containing small amounts of clay.
2. Property of a lake bottom deposit which contains very little clay.

A state of insufficient digestion.

1. Utilizing only a small variety of food species.
2. Eating only certain foods or a very limited range of preferred food items.

1. A reference to eating limited, or certain kinds, of foods.
2. Having a limited choice of food preferences; such as, a parasite with few acceptable hosts.

1. Less than normal mental development.
2. Mental retardation; subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period and is associated with impairment of one or more of the following: maturation, learning, social adjustment.

A reference to mental retardation.

An abnormal reduction in the amount of plasma in the blood.

Possessing an abnormally reduced capacity for repair.

Someone who is part of a small number of producers or sellers.