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Med. Term. and Anatomy for ICD-10 Coding
Chapter 1
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Undergraduate 1
06/14/2015
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Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
A disease or condition that is determined by an evaluation.
Term
Prognosis
 Definition
Prediction of the probable outcome of a disease.
Term
CABG is an example of an...
 Definition
Acronym
Term
C2 is an example of a...
 Definition
Simple abbreviation
Term
Eponym
 Definition
Term named after a person or place associated with the term.
Term
Etiology
 Definition
Cause of a disease.
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Manifestation
 Definition
The outward demonstration or perception.
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Syndrome
 Definition
A group of signs and symptoms that consistently appear together.
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Sign
 Definition
An objective finding of a disease state.
Term
Symptom
 Definition
A subjective report of a disease.
Term
Sequela
 Definition
A condition that results from an injury or disease.
Term
-malacia
 Definition
Softening
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
Rupture
Term
-pexy
 Definition
Fixation, suspension
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fusion
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-trite
 Definition
instrument to crush
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ante-
 Definition
forward, in front of, before
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par-
 Definition
near, beside
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, abnormal
Term
plural of term ending in -a
 Definition
-ae
Term
plural of term ending in -is
 Definition
-es
Term
plural of term ending in -ix or -ex
 Definition
-ices
Term
plural of term ending in -itis
 Definition
-itides
Term
plural of term ending in -nx
 Definition
-nges
Term
plural of term ending in -um
 Definition
-a
Term
plural of term ending in -us
 Definition
-i
Term
plural of term ending in -y
 Definition
-ies
Term
per-
 Definition
through
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-opsy
 Definition
viewing
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