Unit 3 Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
A
less than
2
Q
>
A
greater than
3
Q
arrow up
A
increase
4
Q
arrow down
A
decrease
5
Q
abn
A
abnormal
6
Q
abd
A
abdomen
7
Q
AP
A
arteroposterior (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
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
13
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
14
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
15
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior
16
Q
R,RT
A
right
17
Q
trans
A
transverse
18
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
19
Q
postop
A
postoperative
20
Q
preop
A
preoperative
21
Q
prep
A
prepare for
22
Q
gm
A
gram
23
Q
mg
A
milligram
24
Q
midsagittal plane
A
middle split into equal left and right quadrants
25
saggital plane
split wherever
26
coronal plane
front and back portions
27
corono
head/crown
28
transverse plane
upper and lower portions
29
deep
below the surface
30
superficial
near the surface
31
ventr/o
front/belly side
32
anter/o
front/ before
33
ior/al
pertaining to
34
dorso
back side
35
poster/o
back/ after
36
superior
upper most/ above toward head
37
cephal/o
head
38
-ic
pertaining to
39
caud/o
tail or lower part
40
inferior
lower toward feet
41
droximal
nearest mid line
42
distal
far from mid line
43
medial
toward mid line
44
lateral
toward the side
45
uni
one
46
bi
two
