Abbreviation -- Unit 3

Question 1

<

Answer 1

less than

Question 2

>

Answer 2

greater than

Question 3

Up arrow

Answer 3

increase

Question 4

down arrow

Answer 4

decrease

Question 5

abn

Answer 5

abnormal

Question 6

abd

Answer 6

abdomen

Question 7

AP

Answer 7

anteroposterior (x-ray)

Question 8

CXR

Answer 8

chest x-ray

Question 9

L, LT

Answer 9

left

Question 10

LAT

Answer 10

lateral

Question 11

LLQ

Answer 11

left lower quadrant

Question 12

LUQ

Answer 12

left upper quadrant

Question 13

PA

Answer 13

posteroanterior (x-ray)

Question 14

R, RT

Answer 14

right

Question 15

RLQ

Answer 15

Right lower quadrant

Question 16

RUQ

Answer 16

right upper quadrant

Question 17

trans

Answer 17

transverse

Question 18

HPI

Answer 18

history of present illness

Question 19

postop

Answer 19

postoperative

Question 20

preop

Answer 20

preoperative

Question 21

prep

Answer 21

prepare for

Question 22

Gm, gm

Answer 22

gram

Question 23

mg

Answer 23

milligram

Question 24

midsagittal plane (midline)

Answer 24

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Question 25

sagittal plane

Answer 25

divides the body into unequal left and right halves

Question 26

coronal plane

Answer 26

divides the body into front and back portions

Question 27

coron/o

Answer 27

head or crown

Question 28

transverse plane

Answer 28

sometimes referred to as the horizontal plane

divides the body into upper and lower

Question 29

deep

Answer 29

situated far below the surface

Question 30

superficial

Answer 30

situated near the surface

Question 31

ventr/o

Answer 31

front or belly side

Question 32

anter/o

Answer 32

front or before

Question 33

-ior

Answer 33

pertaining to

Question 34

dors/o

Answer 34

back side

Question 35

poser/o

Answer 35

back or after

Question 36

superior

Answer 36

uppermost above or toward the head

Question 37

cephal/o

Answer 37

head

Question 38

inferior

Answer 38

lowermost, below, toward the feet

Question 39

caud/o

Answer 39

tail or lower part of the body

Question 40

proximal

Answer 40

nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

Question 41

distal

Answer 41

farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

Question 42

medial

Answer 42

the direction toward or nearer the midline or middle

Question 43

lateral

Answer 43

the direction toward the side away from the midline

Question 44

bilateral

Answer 44

pertaining to two sides

Question 45

unilateral

Answer 45

pertaining to one side