Unit 2 Root words and abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

CA

A

Cancer

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2
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p.r.n.

A

Whenever necessary

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3
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q.d.

A

Every day

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4
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q.o.d.

A

Every other day

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5
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h.s.

A

Hour of sleep

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6
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b.i.d.

A

Two times a day

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7
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t.i.d.

A

Three times a day

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8
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q.i.d.

A

Four times a day

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9
Q

Stat

A

Immediately

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10
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noc.

A

Night

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11
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Aden/o

A

Gland

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12
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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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13
Q

Epitheli/o

A

Epithelium

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14
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Fibr/o

A

Fiber

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15
Q

Hist/o

A

Tissue

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16
Q

Kary/o

A

Nucleus

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17
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat

18
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

19
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

20
Q

Organ/o

A

Organ

21
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh, connective tissue

22
Q

System/o

A

System

23
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

24
Q

Cancer/o

A

Cancer

25
Q

Carcin/o

A

Cancer

26
Q

Eti/o

A

Cause (of disease)

27
Q

Gno/o

A

Knowledge

28
Q

Latr/o

A

Physician, medicine (also means treatment)

29
Q

Lei/o

A

Smooth

30
Q

Onc/o

A

Tumor, mass

31
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

32
Q

Rhabd/o

A

Rod-shaped, striated

33
Q

Somat/o

A

Body

34
Q

Chlor/o

A

Green

35
Q

Chrom/o

A

Color

36
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

37
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

38
Q

Leuk/o

A

White

39
Q

Melan/o

A

Black

40
Q

Xanth/o

A

Yellow