Abbreviation-- Unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
A
less than
2
Q
>
A
greater than
3
Q
(arrow pointing up)
A
increase
4
Q
(arrow pointing down)
A
decrease
5
Q
abn
A
abnormal
6
Q
abd
A
abdomen
7
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior (x-ray)
8
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
9
Q
L, LT
A
left
10
Q
LAT
A
lateral
11
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
12
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
13
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior (x-ray)
14
Q
R, RT
A
right
15
Q
RLQ
A
right left quadrant
16
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
17
Q
trans
A
transevers
18
Q
HPI
A
history of present lines
19
Q
postop
A
postoperative
20
Q
preop
A
preoperative
21
Q
prep
A
prepare for
22
Q
Gm, gm
A
gram
23
Q
mg
A
milligram
24
Q
>
A
greater than
25
(arrow pointing up)
increase
26
(arrow pointing down)
decrease
27
abn
abnormal
28
abd
abdomen
29
AP
anteroposterior (x-ray)
30
CXR
chest x-ray
31
L, LT
left
32
LAT
lateral
33
LLQ
left lower quadrant
34
LUQ
left upper quadrant
35
PA
posteroanterior (x-ray)
36
R, RT
right
37
RLQ
right left quadrant
38
RUQ
right upper quadrant
39
trans
transevers
40
HPI
history of present lines
41
postop
postoperative
42
preop
preoperative
43
prep
prepare for
44
Gm, gm
gram
45
mg
milligram
46
midsagittal
divides into right and left halves, also known as midline
47
sagittal plane
divides body into unequal right and left halves
48
coronal
head or crown
49
transverse
referred to as horizontal plane, divides the upper and lower portions
50
deep
situated far below the surface
51
superficial
situated near the surface
52
ventr/o
front or belly side -al
53
anter/o
front or before
54
-ior
pertaining to
55
dors/o
back side -al
56
poster/o
back or after
57
RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant
58
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
59
RLQ
Right Lower Qudrant
60
LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
61
superior
uppermost, above, or toward the head
62
cephal/o
head
63
-ic
pertaining to
64
inferior
lowermost, below, toward the feet
65
caud/o
tail or lower part of the body
66
proximal
nearest the mid line or beginning of a body structure
67
distal
farthest from the midline or ginning of a body structure
68
medial
toward the middle
69
lateral
further away from the midline, toward the side
70
bilateral
pertaining to two sides, both sides
71
uni
one (like one side)
