Abbrev 2 Flashcards by Rachel Chadwick

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FNA(B)

A

fine needle aspiration (biopsy)

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FOBT

A

faecal occult blood test

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GIST

A

gastrointestinal stromal tumour

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Gy

A

gray (unit of radiation equal to 100rad)

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HPV

A

human papilloma virus

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LMP

A

low malignant potential

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mets

A

metastases

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MOAB

A

monoclonal antibody

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NED

A

no evidence of disease

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NHL

A

non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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NK

A

natural killer (cells)

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NMSC

A

non-melanoma skin cancer

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Pap smear

A

Papanicolaou smear

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PET

A

positron emission tomography

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PSA

A

prostate-specific antigen

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rad

A

radiation absorbed dose

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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

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SNB

A

sentinel node biopsy

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SPECT

A

single photon emission computed tomography

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SSM

A

superficial spreading melanoma

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TCC

A

transitional cell carcinoma