Unit 2 Flashcards
a.m., AM
morning
b.i.d., BID
two times per day
h.s
hour of sleep (bedtime)
noc.
night
p.m, PM
afternoon
p.r.n.
whenever necessary
q.
every
q.2h, q.4h
every 2 hours, every 4 hours
q.h.
every hour
q.i.d. QID
four times a day
stat
immediately
t.i.d. TID
three times a day
cap(s)
capsule(s)
tab(s)
tablet(s)
Bx
biopsy
CA
cancer
chemo
chemotherapy
mets
metastasis
CBC
complete blood count
RBC, rbc
red blood cell count
WBC, wbc
white blood cell count
WNL
within normal limits
chrom/o
colors
chlor/o
green
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
poli/o
gray
melan/o
black
xanth/o
yellow
aden/o
glands
cyt/o
cells
epitheli/o
epithelium
hist/o
tissue
lip/o
fat
my/o
muscle
viscer/o
internal organs (chest, abdominal cavities)
system/o
system
neur/o
nerves
pathy, path/o
disease
cancer/o, carcin/o
cancer
eti/o
cause (of disease)
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
-oma, onc/o
tumor, mass
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
lei/o
smooth
dia-
through
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
below, deficient
meta-
beyond
neo-
new
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
-osis
abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood
-gen
substance that causes or produces
-genic
producing, causing
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
-plasia
development or formation
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
benign
not malignant (non cancerous), non-recurrent, favorable for recovery
malignant
tends to get progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
carcinoma in situ
cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue
chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
