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
posteroanterior (x-ray)
14
Q
R, RT
A
right
15
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quardrant
16
Q
trans
A
transverse
17
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
18
Q
postop
A
postoperative
19
Q
preop
A
preoperative
20
Q
prep
A
prepare for
21
Q
GM, gm
A
gram
22
Q
mg
A
milligram
23
Q
anterior, ventral
A
Front or belly side of the body or before
24
Q
dorsal, posterior
A
Back side of the body or after
25
superior, cephalic
Structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure of the body
26
inferior, caudal
Structure being closer to the feet or lower part of the body
27
proximal
Used in reference to limbs, this term refers to a structure being closer to the midline or the root of a limb
28
distal
Used in reference to limbs, this term refers to a structure being further away from the midline or the root of a limb
29
medial
Refers to a structure that is closer to the midline than another structure of the body; away from the midline
30
lateral
Refers to a structure that is further away from the midline, toward the side
31
> (greater than symbol)
greater than
32
up arrow
increase
33
down arrow
decrease
34
abn
abnormal
35
abd
abdomen
36
AP
anteroposterior (x-ray)
37
CXR
chest x-ray
38
L, LT
left
39
LAT
lateral
40
LLQ
left lower quadrant
41
LUQ
left upper quadrant
42
PA
posteroanterior (x-ray)
43
R, RT
right
44
RLQ
right lower quardrant
45
trans
transverse
46
HPI
history of present illness
47
postop
postoperative
48
preop
preoperative
49
prep
prepare for
50
GM, gm
gram
51
mg
milligram
52
anterior, ventral
Front or belly side of the body or before
53
dorsal, posterior
Back side of the body or after
54
superior, cephalic
Structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure of the body
55
inferior, caudal
Structure being closer to the feet or lower part of the body
56
proximal
Used in reference to limbs, this term refers to a structure being closer to the midline or the root of a limb
57
distal
Used in reference to limbs, this term refers to a structure being further away from the midline or the root of a limb
58
medial
Refers to a structure that is closer to the midline than another structure of the body; away from the midline
59
lateral
Refers to a structure that is further away from the midline, toward the side
60
vent/o
front or belly side
61
anter/o
front or before
62
-ior
pertaining to
63
dor/o
back side
64
-al
pertaining to
65
poster/o
back or after
66
coron/o
head, crown
67
cepha/o
head
68
caud/o
tail or lower part of body
69
bilateral
pertaining to both sides
70
bi-
two
71
uni-
one
72
unilateral
pertaining to one side
