Medical Coding Practice Test Questions and Answers Graded A

Medical Coding Practice Test Questions and Answers Graded A suffix - A syllable placed at the end of a word root word - the foundation of a medical term; carries the term's meaning Ad- - to, toward, near dis- - apart pyret- - fever Epi - upon Millileter (mL) - one-thousandth of a liter Necrosis - death microscope - Used to view small objects Adhesion - An attraction between molecules of different substances; The process of being stuck together eti/o - cause -logy - study of -pathy - disease -gnosis - knowledge onc/o - tumor chemotherapy - the use of chemical agents to treat a disease -centesis - surgical puncture to remove fluid disinfectant - a chemical substance that kills harmful bacteria or viruses maxim- - greatest dermatology - study of the skin and its diseases gastroenterology - study of the stomach, intestines and their diseases opthalmology - study of the eye and eye diseases geriatrics - medical treatment and care of old age Etiology - study of the cause of disease rapport - A relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially a patient and physician. otorhinolaryngology - study of ear, nose, and throat (larynx) abduct - to move away from the midline of the body febrile - (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever acute - sudden, sharp, severe syndrome - A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition diaphoresis - profuse sweating excision - process of cutting out, surgical removal -al - pertaining to prophylact- - guarding -al - pertaining to prefix - beginning of a word What is the purpose of a prefix? - To modify or create a new word, to alter the meaning of a root word root format means: - shaping In building medical terms the combining vowel most often used is - O -poiesis - formation Bx - biopsy