Med Terms week #3

the translation of medical terms for diagnosis and procedures into code numbers selected for standardized code set

a description of the patient's symptoms

the origin or cause of a disorder

a medical condition that existed prior to new health insurance coverage

the determination of the nature of a disease, injury, or defect

a publication that lists diseases and injuries with three digit codes

these are used as the primary code

are used to classify environmental causes of injury

the most commonly used system of procedure codes

these indicate that a procedure was different from the standard description

used to report procedures/ services provided to medicare patients

an act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity

a loss of feeling or sensation

the use of extreme cold to destroy unwanted tissue

electric current is used to destroy unwanted tissue

surgical stitches used to close a wound

nail removal

applied directly to the skin

a small glass bottle with a self- sealing rubber stopper

a collection of pus

a jagged, open wounfd in the skin

a surgical wound made by cutting into body tissue

an area used during surgical asepsis or a sterile technique that is free from all microorganisms

a movable stainless steel instrument tray on a stand; often used to set up a sterile field

a sterile solution often used as an anesthetic