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normo-

Normal; close to the average.

English normal.

This form is mainly found in medicine. Examples of adjectives are normotensive, having or denoting a normal blood pressure; normocytic, having red blood cells of normal size; and normochromic (Greek khrōma, colour, plus ‑ic), having red blood cells of normal colour because they contain the normal amount of haemoglobin. Normoglycaemia (US normoglycemia) is a normal concentration of sugar in the blood.

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