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Abbreviations
Medical Terminology Abbreivations
Term | Definition |
---|---|
AP | anteroposterior |
Bx, bx | biopsy |
CBC | complete blood count |
CT | computed tomography |
Dx | diagnosis |
I & D | Incision and draining |
LAT, lat | lateral |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
MRI | magnetic resonance imagining |
PET | positron emission tomography |
RF | Rheumatoid factor, radio frequency |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
SPECT | Single photo emission computed |
Sx | symptom |
Tx | treatment |
U & L, U/L | upper and lower |
US | ultrasound, ultrasonography |