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Terminology & Abbre.
Locations and Directions / Terminology Sets
Question | Answer |
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ant. | Anterior |
A&P | Anterior & posterior |
bilat | Bilateral |
BK | Below the knee |
L | Left |
Lat,L | Lateral |
LE | Lower extremity |
LLE | Left lower extremity |
LLL | Left lower lobe (lung) |
LLQ | Left lower quadrant |
LPO | Left posterior oblique |
LUE | Left upper extremity |
LUL | Left lower lobe (lung) |
LUQ | Left upper quadrant |
R | Right |
RLE | Right lower extremity |
RLL | Right lower lobe (lung) |
RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
RUE | Right upper extremity |
RUL | Right upper lobe (lung) |
RUQ | Right upper quadrant |
ab- | Away from |
ad- | Toward, near |
ambi- | Around, on both sides |
ante- | Before, forward |
anter/o | Front |
anti- | Against |
circum- | Around |
Contra- | Against, opposite |
En-,endo | Inside, within |
epi- | Above, over, upon |
Fore- | Before, in front of |
Hyper- | Above, excessive, beyond |
Hypo- | Under, deficient, below |
Inter- | Between |
Later/o | Side |
Medi/o | Middle |
Para- | Alongside, near, beyond, abnormal |
Peri- | Around, surrounding |
Post- | After, behind |
Poster/o | Behind, towards the back |
Pre- | Before, in front of |
Proxim/o | Near |
Sub- | Under, beneath |
Trans- | Across |