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chapter 2_medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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abd | abdomen |
ant | anterior |
AP | antereoposterior |
BX,bx | biopsy |
LAT, lat | lateral |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
PA | posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery; physician assistant |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
U&L, U/L | upper and lower |
CT | computed tomography |
CXR | chest x-ray, chest radiography |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
PET | positron emission tomography |
US | ultrasound; ultrasonography |
SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |