MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - medical billing and coding Questions well Answered

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - medical billing
and coding
gastr- - Answer- stomach

cardi- - Answer- heart

megal- - Answer- enlarged

-itis - Answer- inflammation

dermat- - Answer- skin

plast- - Answer- surgical repair or
plastic repair

cerebr- - Answer- brain

path- - Answer- disease

-ectomy - Answer- surgical of all or
a part

enter- - Answer- intestines ( usually small)

-osis - Answer- condition (any)

-otomy - Answer- to cut into or make a incision

aden- - Answer- gland

angi- - Answer- vessel (blood)

-oma - Answer- tumor

nephr- - Answer- kidney

hepat- - Answer- liver

arthr- - Answer- joint

blephar- - Answer- eye lid

-ologist - Answer- specialist

rhin- - Answer- nose

, gingiv- - Answer- gum

-malacia - Answer- soft condition

-ology - Answer- study of

spasm - Answer- involuntary contraction

-algia - Answer- pain or painful condition

crani- - Answer- skull

end- - Answer- inside or within

hemi- - Answer- half

oid- - Answer- like or resembeling

hyper- - Answer- above, excessive or more than normal

cyst- - Answer- bladder or sac containing fluid

chole- - Answer- bile

hypo - Answer- under, beneath or deficient

-scop - Answer- to look or observe

hyster- - Answer- uterus ( womb)

-ostomy - Answer- to create or opening

para- - Answer- beyond or beside

-lysis - Answer- to set free, loosing or destruction

cervic- - Answer- neck

chondr- - Answer- cartilage

cyan- - Answer- blue

hem(at)- - Answer- blood

ost- - Answer- bone

psycho- - Answer- mind

lip- - Answer- fat