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Medical Terminology
Midterm Review
Question | Answer |
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bid | twice a day |
c | with |
d | day |
dc, D/C | dicontinue |
h | hour |
hs | at bedtime/hours of sleep |
pc | after meals |
PM | afternoon, evening |
prn | as required/needed |
q | every |
qd | every day |
qh | every hour |
qid | four times a day |
qam | every morning |
qod | every other day |
s | without |
ss | half |
tid | three times a day |
ac | before meals |
ad lib. | freely, as desired |
AM | morning |
AK | above the knee |
ant. | anterior |
BK | below the knee |
bilat | bilateral |
L | left |
LAD | left anterior descending |
LAO | left anterior oblique |
LLE | left lower extremity |
LLL | left lower lobe (lung) |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUE | left upper extremity |
LUL | left upper lobe (lung) |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
post. | posterior |
R | right |
RLE | right lower extreminty |
RLL | right lower lobe(lung) |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUE | right upper extremity |
RUL | right upper lobe (lung) |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
NPO | nothing by mouth |