Abbreviations: Unit 2 Flashcards by Shelby Hajny | 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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hours 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, q.4h

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every two 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)

A

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

A

cancer

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chemo

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chemotherapy

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mets

A

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

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within normal limits

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chrom/o

A

color(s)

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chlor/o

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green

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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poli/o

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grey

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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aden/o

A

gland

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cyt/o

A

cells

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epitheli/o

A

epithelium

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hist/o

A

tissue

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lip/o

A

fat

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my/o

A

muscle

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viscer/o

A

internal organs

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system/o

A

system

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neur/o

A

nerve

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-pathy / path/o

A

disease

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cancer/o

carcin/o

A

cancer

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eti/o

A

cause of (disease)

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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

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-oma

A

tumor

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onc/o

A

tumor/mass

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rhabd/o

A

shaped/ striated

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rod-

A

shaped/striated

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lei/o

A

smooth

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dia-

A

through

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dys-

A

difficult, painful, bad

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hyper-

A

excessive or 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

A

pertaining to

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-osis

A

abnormal condition also means increase when used with blood

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-gen

A

substance that causes or produces

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-genic

A

producing or causeing

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-sarcoma, sarcoma

A

malignant tumor or cancer tumor

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-plasia

A

development or formation

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-plasm

A

material substance that develops or forms cells or tissue

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diagnosis

A

identification of a disease or condition

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benign

A

non cancerous

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malignant

A

can cause death such as cancer

tending to become progressively worse

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encapsulated

A

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

A

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

A

treatment of cancer with radioactive substance x-ray or radiation