Abbreviations-Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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a.m. , AM

A

morning

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b.i.d. , BID

A

two times per day

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3
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h.s.

A

hour of sleep(bedtime)

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4
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noc.

A

night

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5
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p.m. ,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.2h , q.4h

A

every 2 hours, every 4 hours

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9
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q.h.

A

every hour

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10
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q.i.d. , QID

A

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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t.i.d. , 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

chemotherapy

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18
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mets

A

metastasis

19
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CBC

A

complete blood count

20
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RBC , rbc

A

red blood cell count

21
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WBC , wbc

A

white blood cell count

22
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WNL

A

within normal limits

23
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dia-

A

through

24
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dys-

A

difficult, painful, bad

25
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hyper-

A

excessive, above

26
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hypo-

A

below, dificient

27
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meta-

A

beyond

28
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neo-

A

new

29
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-al, -ic, -ous

A

pertaining to

30
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-osis

A

abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood

31
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-gen

A

substance that causes or produces

32
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-genic

A

producing, causing

33
Q

-sarcoma, sarcoma

A

malignant tumor(cancerous tumor)

34
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-plasia

A

development or formation

35
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-plasm

A

material(substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue

36
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diagnosis

A

identification of a disease or condition

37
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benign

A

not malignant(not cancerous), non-recurrent, favorable for recovery

38
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malignant

A

tending to become progressively worse, can cause death, such as cancer

39
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encapsulated

A

enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

40
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remission

A

improvement or absence of signs of disease

41
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carcinoma in situ

A

cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue

42
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chemotherapy

A

treatment for cancer with drugs

43
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radiation therapy

A

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