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