Unit 2- Body Structures, Colors, Oncology Flashcards
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a.m., AM
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Morning
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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.h.
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Every hour
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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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Chrom/o
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Colors
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Chlor/o
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Green
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Cyan/o
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Blue
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# Erythrocyte
Erythr/o
Red
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# Leukocyte
Leuk/o
White
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Poli/o
Gray
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# Melanosis
Melan/o
Black
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Xanth/o
Yellow
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# Adenoids
Aden/o
Gland
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# Cytology
Cyt/o
Cells
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Epitheli/o
Epithelium
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# Histologist
Hist/o
Tissue
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# Liposuction
Lip/o
Fat
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My/o
Muscle
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Viscer/o (al)
Internal organs
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System/o (ic)
System
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# Neurology
Neur/o
Nerves
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# Pathogen
-Pathy, Path/o
Disease
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# Carcinogen
Cancer/o
Carcin/o
Cancer
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# Etiologist
Eti/o
Cause (of disease)
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# Sarcoma
Sarc/o
Flesh, Connective tissue
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# Oncologist
-Oma Onc/o
Tumor, Mass
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Rhabd/o
Rod-Shaped, Striated
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Lei/o
Smooth
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# Diarrhea
dia-
Through
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Dys-
Difficult, Painful, Bad
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Hyper-
Excessive, Above
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Hypo-
Below, Deficent
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Meta-
Beyond
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Neo-
New
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-al
Pretaining to
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-ic
pretaining to
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-ous
pretaining to
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-osis
Abnormal condition,
Also means increase when used with blood
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-gen
Substance that causes or produces
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-genic
Producing, causing
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-sarcoma, sarcoma
Malignant tumor
Cancerous tumor
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-plasia
Development or formation
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-plasm
Material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissues
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Diagnosis
Identification of a disease or condition
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Benign
Not malignant (non cancerous)
Non-recurrent, favorable for recovery
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Malignant
Tending to become progressivley worse
Can cause death, such as cancer
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Encapsulated
Enclosed in a capsule
As with benign tumors
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Remission
Improvement or absence of signs of disease
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Carcinoma in situ
Cancer in early stage
Before invading surrounding tissue
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Chemotherapy
Treatment of cancer with drugs
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Radiation therapy
Treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
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