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Med. Insurance Terms
Medical Insurance in a Flash Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What should you do when you are trying to define a word? | Take the word apart |
| What is the combining form for cranium? | Crani/o |
| What are the three elements that make up a medical term? | Root words,prefixes,and suffixes |
| What is an ABN? | Advance Beneficiary Notice |
| What is the combining form for front? | Anter/o |
| What is the combining form for brain? | cerebr/o |
| What is the combining form for cranium? | crani/o |
| What is the abbreviation for evaluation and management? | E&M |
| what does gluc/o,gly/o mean? | Sugar or glucose |
| What does the abbreviation HCPCS stand for? | Healthcare Common procedure Coding system |
| What does LCD stand for? | Local Coverage Determination |
| What is the combining form for side? | Later/o |
| What does OIG stand for? | Office of inspector General |
| What is the root word for near? | proxim- |
| What is the root word for vein? | Phleb- |
| What is the syllable called that is placed in front of the root word? | Prefix |
| What is the prefix for against? | Anti- |
| What is the prefix for slow? | Brady- |
| What is the prefix for bile? | Chole- |
| What is the prefix for hip? | Coax- |
| What is the syllable called that is placed at the end of a root word? | Suffix |
| What is the suffix for pain? | -dynia or -algia |
| What is the suffix for surgical removal? | -ectomy |
| What do the suffixes -AL,-ic, and -ous mean? | Pertaining to |
| What does the suffix -tommy mean? | Incision, to cut into |
| What does the suffix -phrenia mean? | Mental disorder |
| What does A&P stand for? | Anterior and posterior, auscultation and percussion,and anatomy and physiology |
| What are the three things that BS stands for? | Bowel sounds, breath sounds, and blood sugar |
| What does cc stand for? | Cubic centimeters or chief complaint |
| What does the suffix -tomy mean? | Incision, to cut into |
| What does the suffix -pherenia mean? | Mental disorder |