Abbreviations
Abdominal Regions and Directional Terms
Prefix
Root Words
100

What is Activities as tolerated

AAT

100

What is right upper quadrant 

RUQ

100

What is away from 

ab-

100

What is bile

chole or cholo

200

What is blood pressure

B/P

200

What is left upper quadrant

RUQ

200

What is in excess of, too much, high

hyper

300

What is twice a day

bid

300

What is the part farthest from the center of the attachment 

What is Distal

300

what is small, scant 

olig 

400

What is every night at bedtime

qhs

400

The back surface of the body

Posterior or Distal

400

What is around 

peri-

500

What is 4 times a day

qid

500

What is nearest the trunk

What is Proximal 

500

What is beside, beyond, after 

What is para-