med lab prefix a-d Flashcards
a, an
absent, deficient
anemia- blood disorder with low amount of red blood cells
ab
away from
absent
ad
toward
adrenal- adrenal glands
ambi
both
ambidextrous- use both hands
aniso
unequal
anisocytosis- red blood cells are an unequal size
ante
before
antenatal- prenatal care in pregnancy to prevent before any issues
auto
self
autograft
anti
against
antibiotic
baso
blue
basophil- white blood cell that’s blue
bi
two
binuclear- two nuclei
bio
life
biology- study of life
Brady
slow
bradycardia- slow heart rate
circum
around
circumnuclear - around a nucleus
co, com,con
together, with
contra
against
contraception
di
two
dimorphic- two individuals in one
de
down from
decay
dia
through
dialysis- removing waste and water from the blood
dipl
double
diplococcus- round bacterium that occurs in the form of two conjoined cells
dis
apart , away from
disease
dys
bad, difficult, improper
dysphagia- difficulty in swallowing
