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Unit 4 - Medical Terms Abbreviation Meaning

  1. AOA
    American Osteopathic Association
  2. C1-C7
    cervical vertebrae 1-7
  3. CPD
    cephalopelvic dispropportion
  4. CXR
    chest x-ray
  5. cyto
    cystoscopy
  6. DDS
    doctor of dental surgery (dentist)
  7. DO
    doctor of osteopathy
  8. DTs
    delirium tremens
  9. FAS
    fetal alcohol syndrome
  10. Fx
    fracture
  11. H2O
    water
  12. IPV
    inactivated polio vaccine
  13. L1-L5
    lumbar vertebrae 1-5
  14. LLG
    left lower quadrant (abdomen)
  15. LUQ
    left upper quadrant (abdomen)
  16. OA
    osteoarthritis
  17. OMT
    osteopathic manipulative therapy
  18. ORTHO (ORTH)
    orthopedics (orthopedist)
  19. PPS
    post-polio syndrome
  20. PT
    physical therapy (therapist)
  21. RA
    rheumatoid arthritis
  22. RLQ
    right lower quadrant (abdomen)
  23. RUQ
    right upper quadrant (abdomen)
  24. T1-T12
    thoracic vertebrae
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