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Descriptive Terms
Abbreviation for descriptions, directions and positions
| abbreviation | long hand |
|---|---|
| abn | abnormal |
| aux | auxillary |
| avg | average |
| cons | constant |
| F | fair |
| freq | frequent |
| G | good |
| G&B | good and bad (days) |
| grad | gradual |
| interm | intermittent |
| L | light, low, mild |
| Ltd | limited, limitation |
| M | moderate |
| max | maximum |
| min | minimum |
| N | normal |
| OK | all right, acceptable |
| P | poor |
| QOL | quality of life |
| QWL | quality of working life |
| rig | rigid |
| S | severe |
| seg | segmented |
| seld | seldom |
| sm | smooth |
| sp | spastic |
| sym | symmetrical |
| VGH | very good health |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| xs | excessive |
| adj | adjacent, adjoining, adjunctive |
| ant | anterior |
| B, BL (Circled) | bilateral, both |
| cd | caudal |
| ceph | cephalic |
| D/3 | distal/third |
| dist | distal |
| dp | deep |
| ext | external |
| glob | global |
| inf | inferior |
| int | internal |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| L (Circled) | left |
| L/3 | lower third |
| lat | lateral |
| LE | lower extremities |
| LQ | lower quadrant |
| M/3 | middle third |
| med | medial |
| ML | midline |
| OL | other location |
| P/3 | proximal third |
| post | posterior |
| prox | proximal |
| pr | prone |
| R (circled) | right |
| SL | side lying |
| sup | superior, supine |
| super | superficial |
| U/3 | upper third |
| UE | upper extremities |
| unilat | unilateral |
| univ | universal |
| UQ | upper quadrant |
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