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Medical Terminology
Midterm Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |