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The prefix "hyper-" means above normal and the suffix "-emia" means "in the blood." Which medical term means "above normal blood sugar levels"?

A
hypercardemia
B
hyperglycemia
C
hyperpulmonemia
D
hyperarthronemia
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The study of disease and the way it affects the body is called .

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When medical coders record information about outpatient services, they use the HCPCS, which stands for

A
Health Code Patient Care Series.
B
Health Care Procedure Coding System.
C
Healing Caring Processing Correcting Services.
D
Healing Conditions Physicians’ Codified Structure.
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Yvonne made the study chart shown. Which statement describes an error in the chart?

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A
The prefix “ad-” means “away from,” not “toward.”
B
The prefix “dys-” means “abnormal or painful,” not “separate or take apart.”
C
The prefix “endo-” means “outside or outside of,” not “inside or within.”
D
The prefix “hypo-” means “above or above normal,” not “under or below normal.”

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