Unit 2 Flashcards by Lucy Pavelko

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a.m, AM

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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, q.4h

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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 daily

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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

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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

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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

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colors

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chlor/o

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green

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cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

poli/o

grey

melan/o

black

xanth/o

yellow

aden/o

glands

cyt/o

cells

epithei/o

epithelium

hist/o

tissue

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

viscer/o

internal organs

system/o

system

neur/o

nerves

path/o

disease

cancer/o or carcin/o

cancer

eti/o

cause (of disease)

sarc/o

flesh

onc/o

tumor

rhabdo/o

rod-shaped

lei/o

smooth

dia-

through

dys-

difficult, painful, bad

hyper-

excessive, above

-sarcoma, sarcoma

cancerous tumor

meta-

beyond

-plasm

material (substance) that forms or develops cells or tissue

-al

pertaining to

benign

non cancerous

-ous

pertaining to

-osis

abnormal condition, increase when used with blood

-gen

substance that causes or produces (noun)

-genic

producing, causing (verb)

-sarcoma, sarcoma

cancerous tumor

radiation therapy

treatment for cancer with radioactivity

-plasm

material (substance) that forms or develops cells or tissue

diagnosis

identification of a disease or condition

benign

non cancerous

malignant

tending to become progressively worse

encapsulated

enclosed in a capsule, usually with benign tumors

remission

improvement of signs of disease

carcinoma in situ

early stage of cancer, did not spread

chemotherapy

treatment for cancer with drugs

radiation therapy

treatment for cancer with radioactivity