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chapter 2_medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |