AHIMA Professional Practice Experience Workbook

Exercise 2 Medical Terminology Abstracting: MPI: 1008018 (Marc Dilsby) Example completed medical terminology word breakdown and definition

Patient: Marc Dilsby - Example MR: 1008018 Folder: IP FRI 22-SEP-2000(3d) Document: Outside Records 4/25/2011 (2nd one) Medical Term

Breakdown into Root Word, Prefix & Suffix

photophobia phot/o-, phob, -ia Provide a statement from the report that references the term and identify the meaning of the medical term in the context of the report: The patient denies photophobia, preceding aura or recent head or neck trauma. The patient denies any fear of light, preceding aura or recent head or neck trauma. Instructions: Access the Edco Solcom application. In this exercise, you will break each term into its word parts (e.g. root word, prefix, suffix), and then provide a brief explanation of the term. An example is included below in Fig. 2.1, to help you get started. Exercise 2 Patient: Marc Dilsby MR: 1008018

Folder: IP FRI 22-SEP-2000(3d) Document: OP Report 4/25/2011 Medical Term

Breakdown into Root Word, Prefix & Suffix

Provide a statement from the report that references the term and identify the meaning of the medical term in the context of the report:

Medical Term

Breakdown into Root Word, Prefix & Suffix

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