Unit 2 Flashcards by Ashley L | Brainscape

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a.m., A.M.

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Morning

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b. i. d. , BID

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Two times per day

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h.s.

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Hours of sleep(bedtime)

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chrom/o

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colors

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chlor/o

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green

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Cyanotic

cyan/o

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blue

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Erythrocyte

erythr/o

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red

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Leukocyte

leuk/o

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white

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poli/o

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gray

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melanoma

melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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aden/o

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gland

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cyt/o

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cells

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

(tissue that covers or surrounds body cavities)

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hist/o

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tissue

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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system/o

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system

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neur/o

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nerve

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path/o

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disease

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caner/o

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cancer

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carcin/o

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cancer

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eti/o

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cause (of disease)

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sarc/o

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connective tissue, flesh

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onc/o

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tumor, mass

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped, striated

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lei/o

(ley/o)

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smooth

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noc.

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night

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p.m., PM

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afternoon

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p.r.n

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whenever necessary

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q.

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every

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q.2h, q.4h

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every 2 hours, every 4 hours

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q.h.

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every hour

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q.i.d., QID

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4 times a day

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stat

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immediatly

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t.i.d, TID

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three times a day

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cap(s)

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capsule(s)

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tab(s)

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tablet(s)

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Bx

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biopsy

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CA

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cancer

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chemo

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chemptherapy

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mets

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metastasis

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CBC

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complete blood count

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RBC, rbc

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red blood count

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WBC, wbc

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white blood count

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WNL

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within normal limits

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dia-

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through

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dys-

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difficult, painful or bad

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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below, deficient

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meta-

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beyond

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neo-

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new

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-al, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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-osis

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abnormal condition

or

means increase when used with blood

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-gen

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substace that causes or produces

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-genic

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producing, causing

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-sarcoma or sarcoma

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malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

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-plasia

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development or formation

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-plasm

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material (substance) that develops

or forms cells or tissue.

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease or condition

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benign

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not malignant (not cancerous)

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malignant

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tending to become progressivly worse

(cancer)

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encapsulated

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enclosed in a capsule

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remission

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improvment or absence of sings of disease

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carcinoma in situ

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cancer in early stage

before invading surrounding tissue

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chemotherapy

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treatment for cancer with drugs

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radiation therapy

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treatment of cancer with radiation or x-ray

or radioactive substace