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

chrom/o

Answer 23

colors

Question 24

chlor/o

Answer 24

green

Question 25

cyan/o

Answer 25

blue

Question 26

erythr/o

Answer 26

red

Question 27

leuk/o

Answer 27

white

Question 28

poli/o

Answer 28

gray

Question 29

melan/o

Answer 29

black

Question 30

xanth/o

Answer 30

yellow

Question 31

aden/o

Answer 31

glands

Question 32

cyt/o

Answer 32

cells

Question 33

epitheli/o

Answer 33

epithelium

Question 34

hist/o

Answer 34

tissue

Question 35

lip/o

Answer 35

fat

Question 36

my/o

Answer 36

muscle

Question 37

viscer/o

Answer 37

internal organs (chest, abdominal cavities)

Question 38

system/o

Answer 38

system

Question 39

neur/o

Answer 39

nerves

Question 40

pathy, path/o

Answer 40

disease

Question 41

cancer/o, carcin/o

Answer 41

cancer

Question 42

eti/o

Answer 42

cause (of disease)

Question 43

sarc/o

Answer 43

flesh, connective tissue

Question 44

-oma, onc/o

Answer 44

tumor, mass

Question 45

rhabd/o

Answer 45

rod-shaped, striated

Question 46

lei/o

Answer 46

smooth

Question 47

dia-

Answer 47

through

Question 48

dys-

Answer 48

difficult, painful, bad

Question 49

hyper-

Answer 49

excessive, above

Question 50

hypo-

Answer 50

below, deficient

Question 51

meta-

Answer 51

beyond

Question 52

neo-

Answer 52

new

Question 53

-al, -ic, -ous

Answer 53

pertaining to

Question 54

-osis

Answer 54

abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood

Question 55

-gen

Answer 55

substance that causes or produces

Question 56

-genic

Answer 56

producing, causing

Question 57

-sarcoma, sarcoma

Answer 57

malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

Question 58

-plasia

Answer 58

development or formation

Question 59

-plasm

Answer 59

material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue

Question 60

diagnosis

Answer 60

identification of a disease or condition

Question 61

benign

Answer 61

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

Question 62

malignant

Answer 62

tends to get progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer

Question 63

encapsulated

Answer 63

enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

Question 64

remission

Answer 64

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Question 65

carcinoma in situ

Answer 65

cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue

Question 66

chemotherapy

Answer 66

treatment for cancer with drugs

Question 67

radiation therapy

Answer 67

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