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Terminology & Abbre.
Locations and Directions / Terminology Sets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |