Chapter 2 - Abbreviations Flashcards
1
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a.m, AM
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morning
2
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b.i.d., BID
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two times per day
3
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h.s.
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hour of sleep (bedtime)
4
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noc.
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night
5
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p.m., PM
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afternoon
6
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p.r.n.
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whenever necessary
7
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q.
A
every
8
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q.2h, q.4h
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every 2 hours, every 4 hours
9
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q.h.
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every hour
10
Q
q.i.d., QID
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four times a day
11
Q
stat
A
immediately
12
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t.i.d., TID
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three times a day
13
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cap(s)
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capsule(s)
14
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tab(s)
A
tablet(s)
15
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Bx
A
biopsy
16
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CA
A
cancer
17
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chemo
A
chemotherapy
18
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mets
A
metastasis
19
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CBC
A
complete blood count
20
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RBC, rbc
A
red blood cell count
21
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WBC, wbc
A
white blood cell count
22
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WNL
A
within normal limits
23
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chrom/o
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colors
24
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chlor/o
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green
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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poli/o
gray
29
melan/o
black
30
xanth/o
yellow
31
aden/o
gland
32
cyt/o
cells
33
epitheli/o
epithilium: tissues that surround internal and external organs of our body
34
hist/o
tissue
35
lip/o
fat
36
my/o
muscle
37
viscer/o
internal organs
38
system/o
system
39
neur/o
nerves
40
path/o
disease
41
cancer/o, carcin/o
cancer
42
eti/o
cause (of disease)
43
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
44
oma, onc/o
tumor, mass
45
rhabd/o
rod, shaped, striated
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lei/o
smooth
47
dia-
through
48
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
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hyper-
excessive, above
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hypo-
below, deficient
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meta-
beyond
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neo-
new
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-al. -ic, -ous
pertaining to
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-osis
abnormal condition (increase when used with blood)
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-gen
substance that causes or produces
56
-genic
producing, causing
57
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor
58
-plasia
development or formation
59
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue
60
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
61
benign
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not malignant (not cancerous)
non-recurrent, recovery is possible
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62
malignant
tending to become worse
| can cause death or cancer
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encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule
64
remission
-improvement or absence of signs of disease
65
carcinoma in situ
cancer in early stage
| before invading surrounding tissue
66
chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
67
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer with radioactive substance
