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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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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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hour of sleep (bedtime)

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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.i.d. QID

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Four times a day

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stat

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Immediately

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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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Chemotherapy

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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 cell count

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WBC, wbc

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White blood cell count

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WNL

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within normal limits

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a.m, AM

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morning

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22
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chrom/o

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Colors

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chlor/o

Ex: chloroflim

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Green

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cyan/o

Ex:cyanosis

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Blue

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erythr/o

Ex: Erythrocytes

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Red

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leuk/o

Ex: Leukemia

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White

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poli/o

Ex: Poliosis

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Grey

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melan/o

Ex: Melanosis

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Black

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xanth/o

X pronounced as Z

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Yellow

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aden/o

Ex: Adenoids

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gland

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cyt/o

Ex: Cytology

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Cells

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epitheli/o

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Epithelium. Refers to tissue that covers or surrounds body cavities.

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hist/o

Ex: Histology

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Tissue

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lip/o

Ex: Lipectomy (liposuction)

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Fat

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my/o

Ex: Myorrhexius

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Muscle tissue

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viscer/o

Ex: Visceral

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Internal organs

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system/o

Ex: Systemic

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(Body) System

38
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neur/o

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Nerves

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path/o

Ex: Pathologist

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Disease

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cancer/o

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Cancer

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carcin/o

ex: Carcinigine

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Cancer

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eti/o

Ex: Etiologist

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Cause (of diseases)

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sarc/o

Ex: Sarcoma

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Flesh, connective tissue

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onc/o

Ex: Oncologist

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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

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Smooth

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dia-

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Through

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dys-

Ex: Dyslexia

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Difficult, painful, bad

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hyper-

Ex: Hypertension

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Excessive, above

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hypo-

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Below, deficient

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meta-

Ex: Metastasis

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Beyond

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neo-

Ex: Neonatology

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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) also increase when used with blood

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-gen

Ex: Carcinogen

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(Substance that) Causes or produces

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-genic

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Producing, causing (the verb of -gen)

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-sarcoma, sarcoma

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Malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

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-plasia

Ex: Dysplasia

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Development, formation

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-plasm

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Material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue. (Verb is -plasia)

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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 progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer

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encapsulated

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Enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

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remission

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Improvement or absence of signs of disease

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carcinoma in situ

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Cancer in early stages, 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 radioactive substances, x-ray or radiation

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Carcinoma in situ

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Early stages of cancer

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