CBCS EXAM
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| -algia | pain
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -meter | measure
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease condition
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| -rrhagia | bursting forth with blood
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -scerosis | hardening
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| -scopy | to view; visual examination
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| -centesis | surgical procedure
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| -ectomy | removal; resection; excision
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| -gram | record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -lysis | separation; breakdown; destruction
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -stomy | opening
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -tomy | incision; cut into
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| a-, an- | without
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| ante- | before
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| anti- | against
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| brady- | slow
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| dys- | painful; difficult
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| endo- | inside; within
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| epi- | upon; above
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| ex- | out; out of
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| hemi- | half
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| hypo- | below
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| infra- | below
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| inter- | between
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| neo- | new
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| oligo- | little
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| pan- | all
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| para- | beside
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| per- | through
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| poly- | many
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| pre- | before; in front of
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| pseudo- | false
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| sub- | under
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| supra- | above; beyond
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| tetra- | four
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| arth | joint
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| cephal | head
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| cardi | heart
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| cholecyst | gall bladder
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| chondro | cartilage
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| colp | vagina
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| derm | skin
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| enter | intestine
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| episi | vulva
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| gastro | stomach
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| gloss | tongue
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| hepato | liver
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| hyster | uterus
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| lapar | abdomen
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| lact | milk
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| lith | stone
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| mast | breast
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| myo | muscle
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| nat | birth
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| oophor | ovary
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| oste | bone
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| pneum | lung
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| rhin | nose
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| salping | fallopian tube
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| stomat | mouth
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| Ambulatory | outpatient care
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| Attending Physician | a physician who has graduated college of medicine or osteopathy
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| Biopsy | the removal of a sample of tissue
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| Cardiovascular System | delivers nutrients and oxygen to every cell within the body and removes waste products
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| Central Nervous System (CNS) | conducts sensory information from the peripheral nervous system to the brain.
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| Circulatory & lymphatic system | responsible for the overall balance of body system functions.
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| Creatinine | creatinine and creatinine clearance tests measure the level of the waste product of creatinine in blood and urine.
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| Digestive System | responsible for ingesting and digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating wastes.
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| Endocrine System | glands that produce and secrete hormones.
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| Family Medicine | department responsible for providing continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family.
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| Fellow Physician | physician who enters a training program in a medical specialty after completing residency, usually in a hospital or academic setting.
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| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) | a manage health care system consisting of health care providers that offer services to members for fixed payments from the HMO; also utilizes PCPs (called gatekeepers).
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| Inpatient | a person who has been admitted to the hospital.
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| Integumentary System | responisble for regulating body temperature, acting as a sensory receptor to internal and external stimuli, excreting waste from the body through sweat, absorbing vitamin D and calcium from sunlight to nourish the body.
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| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | a nurse who cares for patients under the direction of registered nurses (RNs) and other health care providers.
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| Medical Assistant (MA) | a health care provider who performs administration and clinical tasks to support the work of physicians and other health professionals.
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| Medical Billing & Coding Specialist | administrative support staff member with specialized training responsible for health insurance claim billing, coding, and patient financial accounting.
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| Morphology | the study of the form and structure of living things.
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| Musculoskeletal System | responsible for giving the human body form, stability, and enabling movement.
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| Nervous System | responsible for receiving information and interpreting it via electrical signals carried by nerves.
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| Outpaient | a person who has not been admitted by the hospital and receives outpatient serices from the hospital.
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| Pediatrics | specialty department that treats infants, children, and teenagers and their health concerns.
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| Peripheral Nervous System | connects the central nervous system to the limbs and organs.
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| Physician Orders | written, telephone, fax, or consultation orders for new or altered treatment.
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| Primary Care Physician (PCP) | a physician in a HMO who directs all aspects of a patient's care, including routine services, referrals to specialists within the system, and supervision of hospital admissions; also call a gatekeeper.
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| Referral | authorization issued by a PCP to a referred doctor.
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| Referring Physician | a physician who refers a patient for a service or supply that they cannot provide.
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| Registered Nurse (RN) | a graduate nurse who has been legally authorized to practice.
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| Reproductive System | responsible for human reproduction in both males and females.
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| Resident Physician | a physician who has finished medical school and his internship and is receiving training in a specialized area.
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| Respiratory System | responsible for delivering oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
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| Urea | a nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine.
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| Urinalysis (UA) | a group of test performed on a urine sample.
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| Urinary System | responsible for aiding in the process of secreting and eliminating urine.
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| Urology | the study of conditions related to the urinary tract.
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| Venipuncture | the puncture of a vein for any medical purpose.
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| Abstract | to collect data from a medical record.
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| Acronyms | a word formed from the initial letters of other words.
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| Alphabetic Index to Diseases and Injuries | volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM; lists words, called main terms, that describe illnesses, injuries, conditions, drugs, and diseases.
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| Benign | noncancerous
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| Bilateral | having two sides or on both sides of the body.
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| Cancer | malignant neoplasms; tissues with uncontrolled growth that can spread and invade other parts of the body.
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| Categories | three-digit ICD-9-CM codes representing a single disease or condition.
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| Chapter | the main division of the ICD-9-CM Tabular List.
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| Chapter-Specific Coding Guidelines | guidelines for specific diagnosis or conditions; apply with all health care settings, unless otherwise noted.
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| Coding Conventions | general coding rules that are independent of the guidelines and are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the ICD-9-CM as instructional notes.
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| Covered Entities | Health care providers required by law to obey HIPAA regulations.
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| CPT Category I Codes | permanent CPT codes consisting of six sections and comprised of five numeric characters.
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| CPT Category II Codes | used for performance measurement; comprised of four digits followed by the letter "F".
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| CPT Category III Codes | temporary codes for emerging technology, services, and procedures; comprised of four digits followed by the letter "T".
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| CPT Modifiers | two-digit alpha, numeric, or alphanumeric characters added to CPT codes when additional information needs to be communicated pertaining to a procedure or service.
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