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Chapter 4
| Infer/o | Below or in a downward direction |
| anter/o | In front of or before, the front side of the body |
| poster/o | Toward the back, back side of the body |
| cephal/o | Pertaining to the head, superior in postion |
| caud/o | |
| CC | Chief complaint |
| ax | Axillary |
| Biopsy | Bx |
| Weight | Wt |
| Neuro | Neurology |
| Ear, nose, throat Otorhinolaryngology | ENT |
| Determinology | Derm |
| Gram | G |
| Gyn | Gynecology |
| Orth | Orthopedics |
| Pertaining to the tail, inferior in position | |
| Medi/o | Nearedt the midline or middle |
| Later/o | To the side, away from the middle |
| Proxim/o | Nearest the point of attachment or near the poont of origin |
| Dist/o | Away from the point of attachment or far away from the point of origin |
| GI | Gastrointestional |
| LLQ | LEft Lower Quadrant |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
| OTC | Over the counter (drugs) |
| RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
| RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |