anatomical terms and common medical abbreviations

Directions, positions and planes of movement Abbreviation adj abd add ant Bi; BL cd ceph circ dep dp D/3 DF dist ele evr ext ext rot flex inf int inter int rot intra inv lat flex L;L lat LE L/3 LQ med M/3 ML opp PF post pro protr prox P/3 pr Full word adjacent abduction adduction anterior bilateral or both caudal cephalic circumduction depression deep distal 3rd dorsiflexion distal elevation eversion external or extension external rotation flexion inferior internal between internal rotation within inversion lateral flexion left lateral lower extremity lower 3rd lower quadrant medial middle 3rd midline opposition plantar flexion posterior pronation protraction proximal proximal 3rd prone

Directions, positions and planes of movement Abbreviation R; R retr rot sag SB SL sup trans UE U/3 UQ unilat Abbreviation ABD abs AC ACL AIIS ASIS bi Cx C 1-7 ch Cl CNS coc Cr delt dia elb ES FE fib gastroc GH gluts GT hams H&N hum Full word right retraction rotation sagittal side bending sidelying superior or supination transverse upper extremity upper 3rd upper quadrant unilateral Full word abdomen abdominals acromioclavicular anterior cruciate ligament anterior inferior iliac spine anterior superior iliac spine biceps cervical spine cervical vertebrae 1 through 7 chest clavicle central nervous system coccygeal cranium deltoid diaphragm elbow erector spinae muscle group femur fibula gastrocnemius glenohumeral joint gluteal muscle group greater trochanter hamstring muscle group head and neck humerus

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