Abbreviation--Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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AM

A

morning

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2
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BID

A

two times per day

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3
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h.s.

A

hour of sleep

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4
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noc.

A

night

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5
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PM

A

afternoon

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6
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p.r.n

A

whenever necessary

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7
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q.

A

every

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8
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q.2g, q.4h

A

every two hours, every four 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.

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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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TID

A

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

tablet(s)

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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

chemothreapy

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18
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mets

A

metastasis

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19
Q

CBC

A

complete blood count

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20
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RBC

A

red blood count

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21
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WBC

A

white blood cell count

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22
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WNL

A

within normal limits

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23
Q

chrom/o

A

color

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24
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chlor/o

A

green

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25
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cyan/o

A

blue

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26
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erythr/o

A

red

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27
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leuk/o

A

white

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28
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poli/o

A

grey

29
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melan/o

A

black

30
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xanth/o

A

yellow

31
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aden/o

A

glands

32
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cyt/o

A

cells

33
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epitheli/o

A

epithelium

34
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hist/o

A

tissue

35
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lip/o

A

fat

36
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my/o

A

muscle

37
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

38
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system/o

A

system

39
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neur/o

A

nerves

40
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pathy/o

A

disease

41
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cancer/o or carcin/o

A

cancer

42
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eti/o

A

cause of disease

43
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

44
Q

-oma, onc/o

A

tumor, mass

45
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rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped, striated

46
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lei/o

A

smooth

47
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dia-

A

through

48
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dys-

A

difficult, painful, bad

49
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hyper-

A

excessive, above

50
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hypo-

A

below, deficient

51
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meta-

A

beyond

52
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neo

A

new

53
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-al

A

pertaining to

54
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-ic

A

pertaining to

55
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-ous

A

pertaining to

56
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-osis

A

abnormal condition, also refers to increase when used with blood

57
Q

-gen

A

substance that produces or causes

58
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-genic

A

producing, causing

59
Q

-sarcoma, sarcoma

A

refers to cancerous tumor

60
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-plasia

A

development or formation

61
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-plasm

A

material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissues

62
Q

diagnosis

A

identification of disease or condition

63
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benign

A

not malignant, noncancerous, non-recurrent, favorable for recovery

64
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malignant

A

progressively gets worse, can cause death such as cancer

65
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encapsulated

A

enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

66
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remission

A

improvement or absence of signs of disease

67
Q

carcinoma in situ

A

cancer in early stages, before invading surrounding tissue

68
Q

chemotherapy

A

treatment for cancer using drugs

69
Q

radiation therapy

A

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