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Terms of Coding
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12th Grade
08/24/2016

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Diagnosis
Definition
identification of what is wrong with the patient; a disease or symptoms
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Etiology
Definition
cause or origin of a disease
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Mantifestation
Definition
symptoms or condition caused by an underlying disease
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Acute
Definition
rapid onset, short duration ( disease last a short period of time)
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Chronic
Definition
of long duration ( disease last a ong period of time)
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Neoplasm
Definition
a new growth on the body
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Benign
Definition
will not get worse, is not life threatening
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Metastatic
Definition
cancer that has spread from one part of the body to another (adjective)
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Metastases or mets(abbrev)
Definition
cancer that has spread from one part of the body to another (noun)
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Carcinoma in situ
Definition
cancer that is confined to one location and is not invading surrounding tissues
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Adverse Effect
Definition
a reaction or condition caused by a medication prescribed to you and taken correctly
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Poisioning
Definition
a reaction or condition caused by a drug or chemical not prescribed for you or not taken correctly
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Procedure
Definition
a medical treatment, surgery, exam or test that can be performed on a patient.
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E&M
Definition
Evaluation & Management; another way to say an examination & evaluation of a patient
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Incision
Definition
to cut into a body part
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Excision
Definition
to cut out or remove
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Introduction
Definition
to put something into the body
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Removal of Foreign Body
Definition
to remove something from body that got in from outside
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Repair
Definition
to fix
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Destruction
Definition
to kill off tissue
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Other procedures
Definition
any surgical procedure other than the above
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Imaging study
Definition
any of a variety of techniques for producing pictures of areas or organs inside the body
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Radiogram
Definition
an x-ray
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Plain film
Definition
a basic x-ray of a body part
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Malignant
Definition
something that will get worse and can cause death if not stopped or controlled
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Cancer
Definition
a malignant neoplasm
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