Unit 2 Flashcards
1
Q
a.m., AM
A
morning
2
Q
b.i.d. BID
A
two times per day
3
Q
h.s.
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hour of sleep (bedtime)
4
Q
noc.
A
night
5
Q
p.m., PM
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afternoon
6
Q
p.r.n.
A
whenever necessary
7
Q
q.
A
every
8
Q
q.2h, q.4h
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every 2 hours, every 4 hours
9
Q
q.h.
A
every hour
10
Q
q.i.d. QID
A
four times a day
11
Q
stat
A
immediately
12
Q
t.i.d. TID
A
three times a day
13
Q
cap(s)
A
capsule(s)
14
Q
tab(s)
A
tablet(s)
15
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
16
Q
CA
A
cancer
17
Q
chemo
A
chemotherapy
18
Q
mets
A
metastasis
19
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
20
Q
WBC, wbc
A
white blood cell count
21
Q
RBC, rbc
A
red blood count
22
Q
WNL
A
within normal limits
23
Q
chrom/o
A
color(s)
24
Q
xanth/o
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yellow
25
chlor/o
green
26
cyan/o
blue
27
erythr/o
red
28
leuk/o
white
29
poli/o
grey
30
melan/o
black
31
aden/o
gland
32
epitheli/o
epithelium
33
my/o
muscle
34
lip/o
fat
35
hist/o
tissue
36
neur/o
nerve
37
viscer/o
internal organs
38
system/o
system
39
-sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
40
cancer/o or carcin/o
cancer
41
eti/o
cause (of disease)
42
lei/o
smooth
43
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
44
onc/o
tumor, mass
45
dia
through
46
dys
difficult, painful, bad
47
hyper
excessive, above
48
hypo
below, deficient
49
meta
beyond
50
neo
new
51
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
52
-osis
abnormal condition
also means increase when used with blood
53
-gen
substance that causes or produces
54
-genic
producing, causing
55
-sarcoma,
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
56
-plasia
development or formation
57
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue
58
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
59
benign
not malignant, non-recurrent, favorable for recovery
60
malignant
tending to become progressively worse, can cause death, such as cancer
61
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule as with benign tumors
62
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
63
carcinoma in situ
cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue
64
chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
65
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
