Med Terms Unit 3- body planes and directions Flashcards
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Q
A
less than
2
Q
>
A
greater than
3
Q
(up arrow)
A
increase
4
Q
(down arrow)
A
decrease
5
Q
abn
A
abnormal
6
Q
abd
A
abdomen
7
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
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
14
Q
R, RT
A
right
15
Q
RLQ
A
right lowe quadrant
16
Q
trans
A
transverse
17
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
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Q
postop
A
postoperative
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Q
preop
A
preoperative
20
Q
prep
A
prepare for
21
Q
Gm, gm
A
gram
22
Q
mg
A
milligram
23
Q
midsagittal plane
A
divides the body into equal left and right portions
24
Q
sagittal plane
A
divides body into unequal left and right parts.
25
coronal plane
divides body into front and back portions
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coron/o
head or crown
27
transverse plane
divides body into upper and lower portions
28
deep
situated far below the surface
29
superficial
situated near the surface
30
ventr/o
front or belly side
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anter/o
front or before
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dors/o
back side
33
poster/o
back or after
34
superior
uppermost, above, or toward the head
35
cephal/o
head
36
-ic
pertaining to
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inferior
lowermost, below, or toward the feet
38
caud/o
tail or lower part of the body
39
proximal
nearest to the midline or beginning of a body structure
40
distal
farthest from the middle or beginning of a body structure
41
medial
toward the middle of the body
42
lateral
to the side, away from the middle
43
bi-
two
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uni-
one
