Medical Coding Terminology

· Redaction – Editing a document and removing some details before publishing

· Aliquot - A weighable quantity of drug is dissolved in a calculated volume of a suitable solvent, usually water or ethanol. Then, an aliquot of the solution containing the desired amount of drug is removed

· Arthrodesis – Fusion of a joint

· Carte Blanche – Unconditional authority

· Nomenclature - the body or system of names used in a particular specialist field.

· Standby - readiness for duty or immediate deployment.

· Moribund – at the point of death

· Physiological - Normal function of a living organism

· Therapeutic – healing of a disease

· Cephalic – Towards the head

· Caudad – towards the tail

· Percutaneous – Through the skin

· Pathology – Study of disease

· Benign – Harmless

· Malignant – Invasive, dangerous

· Viscera - the internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen, e.g. the intestines.

· Radical - Radical surgery, also called radical dissection, refers to the removal of blood supply, lymph nodes and sometimes adjacent structures of a diseased organ or tumor during surgery (Major surgery).

· Medial - situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ

· Lateral – Towards the sides of the body

· Proximal – situated near the center of the body

· Distal – situated far away from the center of the body

· Peripheral – outlying, border

· Steinstrasse – German word describing a possible complication of ESWL

· Peau D orange – French word – skin looking like orange peel

· Adjacent – nearby

· Lesion – An abnormal area of skin like a lump

· Diagnosis – Process of determining the Disease condition

· Laterality - Laterality" (side of the body affected) is a new coding convention added to relevant ICD-10 codes to increase specificity. Designated codes for conditions such as fractures, burns, ulcers, and certain neoplasms will require documentation of the side/region of the body where the condition occurs.

· Convention - Rules to be followed when coding

· Guidelines: Rules

· Adverse reaction: An adverse effect means a substance is taken according to direction and a reaction occurs.

· Placeholder: This frequently occurs with poisonings and injuries. The letter "x” serves as a placeholder when a code contains fewer than six characters and a seventh character applies. The "x” also allows for future expansion of the codes.

· La carte: The definition of a la carte is a list of items on a menu which are priced separately.

· Morbidity: Disease condition

· Puerperium: the period of about six weeks after childbirth during which the mother's reproductive organs return to their original non-pregnant condition.

· Postpartum: Following childbirth

· Perinatal: The period surrounding childbirth

· Subluxation: Partial dislocation

· Manipulation: The process of manipulating a body part by manual examination and treatment.

· Bundling: In medical billing, you can link some services together under one code, also known as bundling

· Dislocation: An injury in which the ends of two connected bones separate

· Myocardial Infarction: Heart Attack - Death of a tissue due to lack of blood supply

· Angina pectoris: Chest pain

· Sequela: a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

· Adnexa: The parts adjoining an organ

· Appendages : Extremities

· Sequencing: IN a particular order

· Neoplasm: A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue

· Etiology: The cause of a disease

· Manifestation: symptoms

· Sepsis : Infection of blood

· Ischemia: Inadequate blood supply to a body part/organ

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