Perfect Prefixes
This prefix means no or without.
What is a- or an_?
The root word meaning brain.
encephal (o)
A word-ending meaning the removal of?
What is -ectomy?
A disease in which cells multiply & grow in an unregulated fashion, invading nearby structures & sometimes spreads to other parts of the body.
What is cancer?
The process of adhering to state and federal laws
What is compliance?
You add this prefix to words to describe something that is above normal.
What is hyper?
Root word meaning the air passages off the lungs.
What is bronch(i)(o)?
The suffix meaning a blood condition.
What is -emia?
A specialist who creates a text-based medical record from a voice recording.
What is a medical transcriptionist?
The digital exchange of healthcare data between different organizations in order to improve patient care, and reduce costs and errors.
What is health information exchange (HIE)?
This prefix means to move away from.
What is ab?
What is hepat(o)?
A suffix that has the meaning containing protein.
What is -globin?
An organized system of words for use in a particular field.
What is nomenclature?
Protection from private healthcare information being released with prior permission.
What is patient confidentiality?
This information added to the beginning of a word meaning inside or within?
What is endo-
Root word that means a drug or medication.
What is pharmac(o)?
A suffix meaning destruction or separation.
What is -lysis?
A code assigned to a particular medical service or procedure.
What is a procedure code?
Legislation that provides guidelines on maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality through standardized methods of handling healthcare data.
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act aka HIPPA?
This prefix means to dissolve.
What is lyso-?
The essential definition of the word meaning tissue.
What is hist(o)?
The end of a word meaning nourishment or development.
What is -trophy?
Health records that allow real-time communication, reporting, and record keeping through electronic transmission.
What is an electronic health record (EHR)?
A closed network of computers within a facility or organization.
What is an intranet?