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Terms for Test#1 A
PHB 110 Week 1 term test -- A
Question | Answer |
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a- | no, not, without |
ab- | away from |
Ab | antibody |
ABG | arterial blood gases |
ABO | blood types |
ABR | absolute bed rest |
a.c. | ante cibum, before meals |
AC | alternating current |
ACD | acid citrate dextrose, anticoagulant |
ACTH | adrenocorticotrophic hormone |
ad- | to, toward |
aden/o | gland |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
ad lib | at pleasure, as described |
ADP | adenosine 5-diphosphate |
aer/o | air |
AFB | acid-fast bacillus |
AFP | alpha-feto protein |
Ag-Ab | antigen-antibody reaction |
A/G | albumin/globulin ratio |
agg | agglutination |
AGL | acute granulocytic leukemia |
AHG | antihemophiliac globulin |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
AIHA | autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
AK | above the knee |
-al | pertaining to |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukimia |
ALT | alanine amino transferase |
alges/o | overly sensitive to pain |
-algia | pain |
alveol/o | alveolus |
AM | morning |
AML | acute myeloblastic leukemia |
an- | no, not, without |
ANA | antinuclear antibodies |
angi/o | vessel |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
approx | approximately |
APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
ARD | antibiotic removal device |
arthr/o | pertaining to a joint |
-ary | pertaining to |
ASAP | as soon as possible |
ASK | antistreptokinase |
ASO | antistreptolysis O titer |
AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
aur/o | ear |
auto- | one, self |
auto-, | trans- across, between |
AV | atrioventricular |