Medical Abbreviations List

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Medical professionals may refer to different parts of the body using abbreviations too.

ABD - abdomen

AD - right ear

AL - left ear

AU - both ears

BMD - bone mass density

BMI - body mass index

BMR - basal metabolic rate

CBD - common bile duct

CBF - cerebral blood flow

FL - femur length

FROM - free range of motion

HC - head circumference

IBW - ideal body weight

LLL - left lower lobe

LLQ - left lower quadrant

LUL - left upper lobe

LUQ - left upper quadrant

LV - left ventricle

OD - right eye

OS - left eye

OU - both eyes

PNS - peripheral nervous system

RA - right atrium

RUL - right upper lobe

RUQ - right upper quadrant

RV - right ventricle, residual volume

TLC - total lung capacity

UE - upper extremity

WT - weight


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