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Mod 140 Unit 2 Muscular System
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50
Medical
Not Applicable
07/21/2011

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Term
Sx
Definition
Symptom
Term
Hx
Definition
History
Term
Px
Definition
Physical Exam
Term
Dx
Definition
Diagnosis
Term
MEDCIN
Definition
Recognized as national standard of medical nomenclature and knowledge base development by Medicomp systems
Term
DM
Definition
Diabetes Mellitus
Term
RX
Definition
Therapy, including perscriptions
Term
HEENT
Definition
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
Term
HPI
Definition
History of present illness
Term
GI/GU
Definition
Gastrointestinal/genitourinary
Term
ROS
Definition
Review of symptoms
Term
Sig
Definition
Instructions for labeling a prescription
Term
URI
Definition
Upper respiratory infection
Term
CC
Definition
Cheif Complaint
Term
HIT
Definition
Health Information Technology
Term
E&M
Definition
Evaluation and Management
Term
PFSH
Definition
Past, family & social history
Term
CBC
Definition
Complete Blood Count
Term
EMR
Definition
Electronic Medical Records
Term
MDM
Definition
Medical Decision Making
Term
NEC
Definition
Not Elsewhere Classified
Term
NOS
Definition
Not Otherwise Specified
Term
OIG
Definition
Office of Inspector General
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Primary Diagnosis
Definition
First listed diagnosis in outpatient setting to identify the reason for the encounter
Term
ENT
Definition
Ear, nose, throat
Term
Dis-
Definition
Apart
Term
-blast
Definition
Immature cell, germ cell, embryonic
Term
-dynia
Definition
Pain
Term
-ar
Definition
Ptertaining to
Term
Bradykinesia
Definition
Slowness of motion or movement
Term
Neuromyopathic
Definition
Pertaining to a disease or condidtion involving both nerves and muscle
Term
Myofibroma
Definition
Tumor that contains muscle and fiber
Term
Myoplasty
Definition
Surgical repair of the muscle
Term
Tendonesis
Definition
Surgical binding of a tendon
Term
Massage
Definition
Pertaining to kneading that applies pressure and friction to external body tissue
Term
Con
Definition
With, together
Term
Dactyl/o
Definition
Finger or toe
Term
Oid
Definition
Resemble, like, similar
Term
Ceps
Definition
Head
Term
Ure
Definition
Process
Term
Combination Code
Definition
Single ICD-9 code used to identify etiology & manifestation of a disease
Term
Quadri
Definition
Four
Term
Syn
Definition
Together, with
Term
Benign
Definition
Not progressive
Term
Neoplasm
Definition
New tumor growth that can e benign or malignant
Term
Multiple Coding
Definition
AKA dual coding, use or more than one ICD-9 code to identify both etiology and manifestation
Term
Malignant Hypertension
Definition
AKA accelterated hypertenstion, causes permanent organ damage and has a poor prognosis
Term
Malignant
Definition
Cancerous tumor that grows worse over time
Term
Morphology Code
Definition
Alphanumeric code that indicates the histologic type of a neoplasm
Term
In Situ
Definition
malignancy that is within the original ste of development and has not invaded neighboring tissue
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