Abbreviations-Unit 2

Question 1

a.m. , AM

Answer 1

morning

Question 2

b.i.d. , BID

Answer 2

two times per day

Question 3

h.s.

Answer 3

hour of sleep(bedtime)

Question 4

noc.

Answer 4

night

Question 5

p.m. ,PM

Answer 5

afternoon

Question 6

p.r.n.

Answer 6

whenever necessary

Question 7

q.

Answer 7

every

Question 8

q.2h , q.4h

Answer 8

every 2 hours, every 4 hours

Question 9

q.h.

Answer 9

every hour

Question 10

q.i.d. , QID

Answer 10

four times a day

Question 11

stat

Answer 11

immediately

Question 12

t.i.d. , TID

Answer 12

three times a day

Question 13

cap(s)

Answer 13

capsule(s)

Question 14

tab(s)

Answer 14

tablet(s)

Question 15

Bx

Answer 15

biopsy

Question 16

CA

Answer 16

cancer

Question 17

chemo

Answer 17

chemotherapy

Question 18

mets

Answer 18

metastasis

Question 19

CBC

Answer 19

complete blood count

Question 20

RBC , rbc

Answer 20

red blood cell count

Question 21

WBC , wbc

Answer 21

white blood cell count

Question 22

WNL

Answer 22

within normal limits

Question 23

dia-

Answer 23

through

Question 24

dys-

Answer 24

difficult, painful, bad

Question 25

hyper-

Answer 25

excessive, above

Question 26

hypo-

Answer 26

below, dificient

Question 27

meta-

Answer 27

beyond

Question 28

neo-

Answer 28

new

Question 29

-al, -ic, -ous

Answer 29

pertaining to

Question 30

-osis

Answer 30

abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood

Question 31

-gen

Answer 31

substance that causes or produces

Question 32

-genic

Answer 32

producing, causing

Question 33

-sarcoma, sarcoma

Answer 33

malignant tumor(cancerous tumor)

Question 34

-plasia

Answer 34

development or formation

Question 35

-plasm

Answer 35

material(substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue

Question 36

diagnosis

Answer 36

identification of a disease or condition

Question 37

benign

Answer 37

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

Question 38

malignant

Answer 38

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

Question 39

encapsulated

Answer 39

enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

Question 40

remission

Answer 40

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Question 41

carcinoma in situ

Answer 41

cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue

Question 42

chemotherapy

Answer 42

treatment for cancer with drugs

Question 43

radiation therapy

Answer 43

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