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Med Term > Unit 2- Body Structures, Colors, Oncology > Flashcards

Unit 2- Body Structures, Colors, Oncology Flashcards

1
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diarrhea

Dia

A

through

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Dysfunctional

Dys

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difficuly, painful, bad

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Hypertention

Hyper

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excessive, above

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Hypothermia

Hypo

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below, deficient

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a.m., AM

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morning

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Meta

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beyond

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b.i.d., BID

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two times per day

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Neo

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new

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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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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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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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-osis

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abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood

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q.

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every

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18
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-gen

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substance that causes or produces

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-genic

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producing, causing

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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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-sarcoma, sarcoma

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malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

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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)

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capsule(s)

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-plasia

A

development or formation

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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

A

chemotherapy

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mets

A

metastasis

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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RBC, rbc

A

red blood cell count

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WBC, wbc

A

white blood cell count

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WNL

A

witihin normal limits

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-plasm

A

material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissues

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diagnosis

A

identification of a disease or condition

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benign

A

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

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malignant

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

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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

43
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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

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chrom/o

A

color(s)

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cyt/o

A

cells

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aden/o

A

gland

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epitheli/o

A

epithelium

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my/o

A

muscle

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lip/o

A

fat

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hist/o

A

tissue

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neur/o

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nerve

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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system/o

A

system

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-pathy, path/o

A

disease

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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

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cancer/o or carcin/o

A

cancer

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eti/o

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cause (of disease)

60
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lei/o

A

smooth

61
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rhabd/o, rod-

A

shaped, striated

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