Unit 2 (Abbreviations) Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
a.m, AM
A
morning
2
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bid, BID
A
two time per day
3
Q
h.s
A
hour of sleep (bedtime)
4
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noc.
A
night
5
Q
p.m, PM
A
afternoon
6
Q
p.r.n
A
whenever necessary
7
Q
q.
A
every
8
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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
for times a day
11
Q
stat
A
immediately
12
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t.i.d
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
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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
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WBC, wbc
A
white blood cell count
22
Q
WNL
A
within normal time
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
grey
29
melan/o
black
30
xanth/o
yellow
31
aden/o
gland
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 cavity, abdominal cavity)
38
system/o
system
39
neur/o
nerves
40
path/o
disease
41
cancer/o
cancer
42
carcin/o
cancer
43
eti/o
cause (of disease)
44
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
45
onc/o
tumor, mass
46
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
47
lei/o
smooth
48
dia-
through
49
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
50
hyper-
excessive, above
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hypo-
below, deficient
52
meta-
beyond
53
neo-
new
54
-al
pertaining to
55
-ic
pertaining to
56
-ous
pertaining to
57
-osis
abnormal condition BUT also means increase when referring to blood
58
-gen
substance that causes or produces
59
-genic
producing, causing
60
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
61
-plasia
development or formation
62
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue
63
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
64
benign
not malignant (not cancerous), non-recurrent, favorable for recovery
65
malignant
tending to become progressively worse, can cause death, such as cancer
66
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
67
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
68
carcinoma in situ
cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue
69
chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
70
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
