Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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a.m., AM

A

morning

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2
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b.i.d., BID

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two times per day

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3
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h.s.

A

hour of sleep (bedtime)

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4
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noc.

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night

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5
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p.m., PM

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afternoon

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6
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p.r.n.

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whenever necessary

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7
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q.

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every

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8
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q.2h, q.4h

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every 2 hours, every 4 hours

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9
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q.h.

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every hour

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10
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q.i.d., QID

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four times a day

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11
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stat

A

immediately

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12
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t.i.d, TID

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three times a day

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13
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cap(s)

A

capsule(s)

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14
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tab(s)

A

tablets

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15
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Bx

A

biopsy

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16
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CA

A

cancer

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17
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chemo

A

chemotherapy

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18
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mets

A

metastasis

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19
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CBC

A

complete blood count

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20
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WBC, wbc

A

white blood cell count

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21
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WNL

A

within normal limits

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22
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chrom/o

A

color(s)

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23
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chlor/o

A

green

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24
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cyan/o

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blue

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25
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erythr/o

A

red

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26
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leuk/o

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white

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27
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poli/o

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gray

28
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melan/o

A

black

29
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xanth/o

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yellow

30
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aden/o

A

gland

31
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cyt/o

A

cell

32
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epitheli/o

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epithelium

33
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hist/o

A

tissue

34
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lip/o

A

fat

35
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my/o

A

muscle

36
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

37
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system/o

A

system

38
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neur/o

A

nerve

39
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-pathy / path/o

A

disease

40
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cancer/o / carcin/o

A

cancer

41
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eti/o

A

cause (of disease)

42
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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

43
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-oma / onc/o

A

tumor, mass

44
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rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped, striated

45
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lei/o (pronounced lay)

A

smooth

46
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dia-

A

through

47
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dys-

A

difficult, painful, bad

48
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hyper-

A

excessive, above

49
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hypo-

A

below, deficient

50
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meta-

A

beyond

51
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neo-

A

new

52
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-al, -ic, -ous

A

pertaining to

53
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-osis

A

abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood

54
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-gen

A

substance that causes or produces

55
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-genic

A

producing, causing

56
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sarcoma, -sarcoma

A

malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

57
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-plasia

A

development, formation

58
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-plasm

A

material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue

59
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diagnosis

A

identification of a disease or condition

60
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benign

A

not malignant, non-recurrent, favorable for recovery

61
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malignant

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tending to become progressively worse, can cause death, such as cancer

62
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encapsulated

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enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

63
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remission

A

improvement or absence of signs of disease

64
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carcinoma in situ (pronounced sight-two)

A

cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue

65
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chemotherapy

A

treatment for cancer with drugs

66
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radiation therapy

A

treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation