med lab prefix a-d Flashcards
1
Q
a, an
A
absent, deficient
anemia- blood disorder with low amount of red blood cells
2
Q
ab
A
away from
absent
3
Q
ad
A
toward
adrenal- adrenal glands
4
Q
ambi
A
both
ambidextrous- use both hands
5
Q
aniso
A
unequal
anisocytosis- red blood cells are an unequal size
6
Q
ante
A
before
antenatal- prenatal care in pregnancy to prevent before any issues
7
Q
auto
A
self
autograft
8
Q
anti
A
against
antibiotic
9
Q
baso
A
blue
basophil- white blood cell that’s blue
10
Q
bi
A
two
binuclear- two nuclei
11
Q
bio
A
life
biology- study of life
12
Q
Brady
A
slow
bradycardia- slow heart rate
13
Q
circum
A
around
circumnuclear - around a nucleus
14
Q
co, com,con
A
together, with
15
Q
contra
A
against
contraception
