Unit 2- Body Structures, Colors, Oncology Flashcards
diarrhea
Dia
through
Dysfunctional
Dys
difficuly, painful, bad
Hypertention
Hyper
excessive, above
Hypothermia
Hypo
below, deficient
a.m., AM
morning
Meta
beyond
b.i.d., BID
two times per day
Neo
new
h.s.
hour of sleep (bedtime)
noc.
night
-al
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
p.m., PM
afternoon
p.r.n.
whenever necessary
-osis
abnormal condition, also means increase when used with blood
q.
every
-gen
substance that causes or produces
-genic
producing, causing
q.2h, q.4h
every 2 hours, every 4 hours
q.h.
every hour
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
q.i.d., QID
four times a day
stat
immediately
t.i.d., TID
three times a day
cap(s)
capsule(s)
-plasia
development or formation
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
witihin normal limits
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissues
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
benign
not malignant (not cancerous), non-recurrent, favorable for recovery
malignant
tends to progressively gets 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
chrom/o
color(s)
cyt/o
cells
aden/o
gland
epitheli/o
epithelium
my/o
muscle
lip/o
fat
hist/o
tissue
neur/o
nerve
viscer/o
internal organs
system/o
system
-pathy, path/o
disease
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
cancer/o or carcin/o
cancer
eti/o
cause (of disease)
lei/o
smooth
rhabd/o, rod-
shaped, striated