Unit 3 Flashcards
1
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 (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
posternonaterior (x-ray)
14
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
15
Q
R, RT
A
right
16
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
17
Q
trans
A
transverse
18
Q
HPI
A
histroy of present illness
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
deep
A
situated far below the surface
25
superficial
situated near the surface
26
coron/o
head
27
-al
pertaining to
28
ventr/o
front or belly side
29
anter/o
front or before
30
-ior
pertaining to
31
dors/o
back side
32
poster/o
back or after
33
superior
uppermost, above or toward the head
34
cephal/o
head
35
-ic
pertaining to
36
inferior
lowermost, below, or toward the feet
37
caud/o
tail or lower part of the body
38
proximal
nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
39
distal
farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
40
medial
the direction toward or nearer the midline or middle
41
lateral
the direction toward the side, away from the midline
42
bi-
two
43
bilateral
pertaining to two sides
44
uni-
one
45
unilateral
pertaining to one side
46
