Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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a.m., AM
A
morning
2
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b.i.d., BID
A
two times per day
3
Q
h.s
A
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
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chemo
A
chemotherapy
18
Q
mets
A
metastasis
19
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
20
Q
RBC, rbc
A
red blood cell count
21
Q
WBC, wbc
A
white blood cell count
22
Q
WNL
A
within normal limits
23
Q
chrom/o
A
colors
24
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chlor/o
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green
25
cyan/o
blue
26
erythr/o
red
27
leuk/o
white
28
poli/o
gray
29
melan/o
black
30
xanth/o
yellow
31
aden/o
glands
32
cyt/o
cells
33
epitheli/o
epithelium
34
hist/o
tissue
35
lip/o
fat
36
my/o
muscle
37
viscer/o
internal organs (chest, abdominal cavities)
38
system/o
system
39
neur/o
nerves
40
pathy, 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
46
lei/o
smooth
47
dia-
through
48
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
49
hyper-
excessive, above
50
hypo-
below, deficient
51
meta-
beyond
52
neo-
new
53
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
54
-osis
abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood
55
-gen
substance that causes or produces
56
-genic
producing, causing
57
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous 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
not malignant (non cancerous), non-recurrent, favorable for recovery
62
malignant
tends to get progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer
63
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
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, x-ray, or radiation
