Question

multiple choice question

many terms appear more than once in the alphabetic index and are known as ______.

common terms
eponyms
main terms
subterms

Explanation:

Analyze the question stem

The question asks for the name of terms that appear more than once in the Alphabetic Index of the ICD-10-CM coding system.

Evaluate the options

Using the Alphabetic Index knowledge point:

• Main terms are bolded words in the index that represent diseases, conditions, or injuries. They are listed in alphabetical order and do not repeat in this manner.
• Eponyms are diseases or conditions named after a person.
• Subterms (also called essential modifiers) are indented under the main term. They affect the code selection and describe site, etiology, or clinical type. Because different main terms can share the same clinical modifiers or sub-categories, many subterms appear more than once throughout the Alphabetic Index under various main terms.

Therefore, terms that appear more than once in the Alphabetic Index are known as subterms.

Answer:

• common terms
• eponyms
• main terms
• subterms (Correct answer)