Prefixes
Suffixes
Anatomy
Body Systems
Modifiers
100
Means rapid
What is tachy-?
100
Means tissue death
What is -necrosis?
100
This structure collects urine in the body
What is bladder?
100
This is the leading cause of death in the U.S.
What is heart disease?
100
Modifier for bilateral procedure
What is 50?
200
Means against or opposite
What is contra-?
200
Means mouth-like opening
What is -stomy?
200
This is the cylinder shaped tube, from the larynx to the bronchial tubes, also known as “the windpipe”
What is trachea?
200
The largest organ in the body is part of this body system?
Integumentary System
200
Modifier for assistant surgeon
What is 80?
300
Means same or equal
What is iso-?
300
Means abnormal hardening of tissue
What is -schlerosis?
300
This is an accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for secreting insulin.
What is pancreas?
300
This digestive enzyme aids in the digestion of fats.
What is lipase?
300
Modifier for multiple modifiers
What is 99?
400
Means deficiency
What is oligo-?
400
Means surgical puncture or perforation
What is -centesis?
400
The small pear shaped organ, located under the surface of the liver, where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine.
What is gallbladder?
400
In the muscular system, muscle tissue is categorized into these three distinct types:
What is skeletal, cardiac, and smooth?
400
Modifier for unplanned return to the operating/procedure room by the same physician or other qualified health care professional following initial procedure for a related procedure during the postoperative period
What is 78?
500
Means thread
What is fili-?
500
Means slipping
What is -listhesis?
500
This lymphoid organ is a reservoir for red blood cells and filters organisms from the blood.
What is spleen?
500
The vertebrae in the human vertebral column are divided into which 5 regions?
What is cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, sacrum and coccyx?
500
Modifier for performance and payment of a screening mammogram and diagnostic mammogram on the same patient, same day
What is GG?
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