Abbreviations- chapter 2 Flashcards by Karly Willms | Brainscape

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a.m., AM

A

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, q4h

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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

A

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

A

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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WNL

A

within normal limits

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dia

A

through

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dys

A

difficult, painful, bad

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hyper

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excessive, above

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hypo

A

below, deficient

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meta

A

beyond

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neo

A

new

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-al, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

also means to increase when used with blood

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-gen

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substance that causes or produces

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-genic

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producing, causing

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-sarcoma, sarcoma

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malignant tumor (cancerous tumors)

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-plasia

A

development or formation

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-plasm

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material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue

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diagnosis

A

identification of a disease or a condition

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benign

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not malignant (non cancerous)

non-recurrent, favorable for recovery

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malignant

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tending to become pregressively worse

can cause death, such as cancer

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encapsulated

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enclosed in a capsule

as with benign tumors

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remission

A

improvement or absence of signs of disease

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carcinoma in situ

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cancer in early stage

before invading surrounding tissue

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chemotherapy

A

treatment for cancer with drugs

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radiation therapy

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