CPC Exam Prep - Sections 1-5 Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Compliance, coding questions, ICD-10-CRM

Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Compliance, coding questions, ICD-10-CRM

Which combining form refers to the vertebrae (spinal bones)?

A patient is diagnosed with polymyositis. Based on the word parts, what does this term mean?

Inflammation of many muscles

In the term thoracentesis, what does the suffix '-centesis' mean?

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

In a 2026 neurology report, the provider documents contralateral weakness of the left leg after a right-sided brain lesion. What does the term 'contralateral' mean in this context?

On the opposite side of the body from the lesion