CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate Medical Terminology for Patient Access 6 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean in medical terminology?
- Slow
- Rapid or fast (Correct answer)
- Painful
- Large
Correct answer: Rapid or fast
'Tachy-' comes from Greek meaning swift or rapid. For example, tachycardia describes an abnormally fast heart rate, typically over 100 beats per minute.
Question 2: What does the suffix '-algia' mean?
- Inflammation
- Surgical removal
- Pain (Correct answer)
- Study of
Correct answer: Pain
'-Algia' is a suffix derived from Greek meaning pain. Neuralgia means nerve pain, and myalgia means muscle pain — both are common terms in patient access documentation.
Question 3: What does the medical root word 'hepat-' refer to?
- Kidney
- Heart
- Liver (Correct answer)
- Lung
Correct answer: Liver
'Hepat-' (from Greek 'hepar') refers to the liver. Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, and hepatology is the study of liver diseases.
Question 4: What does the suffix '-ostomy' mean?
- Incision into an organ
- Surgical creation of an opening (Correct answer)
- Visual examination
- Surgical repair
Correct answer: Surgical creation of an opening
'-Ostomy' refers to the surgical creation of an artificial opening, often to the body surface. A colostomy, for example, creates an opening from the colon to the abdominal wall.
Question 5: What does the prefix 'peri-' mean in medical terminology?
- Before
- After
- Around or surrounding (Correct answer)
- Below
Correct answer: Around or surrounding
'Peri-' means around or surrounding. The pericardium is the membrane surrounding the heart, and periodontitis refers to inflammation around the teeth.
Question 6: What does the suffix '-scopy' mean?
- Surgical removal
- Visual examination using an instrument (Correct answer)
- Creation of an opening
- Recording or image
Correct answer: Visual examination using an instrument
'-Scopy' refers to the process of visually examining an area using a scope or instrument. Endoscopy involves examining the interior of the body, and colonoscopy involves examining the colon.
CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate Medical Terminology for Patient Access 6
What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean in medical terminology?