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AP (anteroposterior): In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken from front-to-back.
AP in this respect is the opposite of PA, which stands for posteroanterior: from back-to-front.
AP (anteroposterior): In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken from front-to-back.
Acronym Finder: AP stands for Anteroposterior ... Suggest new definition. This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:
adj. Abbr. AP. 1. Relating to both front and back. 2. In x-ray imaging, taken or viewed from front to back through the body. anteroposterior (AP) [an′tÉ™rÅpostir′ē·ər]
When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in front of the patient it is called an anteroposterior (AP) view.
(KudoZ) Spanish to English translation of Abdomen Simple AP: anteroposterior simple abdominal scan [test - Medical (general) (Medical)].