Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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b.i.d. BID
A
two times per day
2
Q
h.s.
A
hour of sleep (bedtime)
3
Q
noc.
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night
4
Q
p.m., PM
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afternoon
5
Q
p.r.n.
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whenever necessary
6
Q
q.
A
Every
7
Q
q.2h, q.4h
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Every 2 hours, every 4 hours
8
Q
q.i.d. QID
A
Four times a day
9
Q
stat
A
Immediately
10
Q
t.i.d. TID
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Three times a day
11
Q
cap(s)
A
capsule(s)
12
Q
tab(s)
A
Tablet(s)
13
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
14
Q
CA
A
cancer
15
Q
chemo
A
Chemotherapy
16
Q
mets
A
Metastasis
17
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
18
Q
RBC, rbc
A
Red blood cell count
19
Q
WBC, wbc
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White blood cell count
20
Q
WNL
A
within normal limits
21
Q
a.m, AM
A
morning
22
Q
chrom/o
A
Colors
23
Q
chlor/o
Ex: chloroflim
A
Green
24
Q
cyan/o
Ex:cyanosis
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Blue
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erythr/o
Ex: Erythrocytes
Red
26
leuk/o
Ex: Leukemia
White
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poli/o
Ex: Poliosis
Grey
28
melan/o
Ex: Melanosis
Black
29
xanth/o
| X pronounced as Z
Yellow
30
aden/o
Ex: Adenoids
gland
31
cyt/o
Ex: Cytology
Cells
32
epitheli/o
Epithelium. Refers to tissue that covers or surrounds body cavities.
33
hist/o
Ex: Histology
Tissue
34
lip/o
Ex: Lipectomy (liposuction)
Fat
35
my/o
Ex: Myorrhexius
Muscle tissue
36
viscer/o
Ex: Visceral
Internal organs
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system/o
Ex: Systemic
(Body) System
38
neur/o
Nerves
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path/o
Ex: Pathologist
Disease
40
cancer/o
Cancer
41
carcin/o
ex: Carcinigine
Cancer
42
eti/o
Ex: Etiologist
Cause (of diseases)
43
sarc/o
Ex: Sarcoma
Flesh, connective tissue
44
onc/o
Ex: Oncologist
Tumor, mass
45
rhabd/o
Rod shaped, striated
46
lei/o
Smooth
47
dia-
Through
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dys-
Ex: Dyslexia
Difficult, painful, bad
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hyper-
Ex: Hypertension
Excessive, above
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hypo-
Below, deficient
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meta-
Ex: Metastasis
Beyond
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neo-
Ex: Neonatology
New
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-al, -ic, -ous
Pertaining to
54
-osis
(Abnormal condition) also increase when used with blood
55
-gen
Ex: Carcinogen
(Substance that) Causes or produces
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-genic
Producing, causing (the verb of -gen)
57
-sarcoma, sarcoma
Malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
58
-plasia
Ex: Dysplasia
Development, formation
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-plasm
Material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue. (Verb is -plasia)
60
Diagnosis
Identification of a disease or condition
61
benign
Not malignant (not cancerous)
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malignant
Tending to become progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer
63
encapsulated
Enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
64
remission
Improvement or absence of signs of disease
65
carcinoma in situ
Cancer in early stages, before invading surrounding tissue
66
chemotherapy
Treatment for cancer with drugs
67
radiation therapy
Treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-ray or radiation
68
Carcinoma in situ
Early stages of cancer
