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Medical Definition of AP, X-ray

AP, X-ray: An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA (posteroanterior) film in which the rays pass through the body from back-to-front.

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Reviewed on 12/4/2018