Terminology Week #1 Flashcards
Acute
Short duration, sudden
Etiology
Study of the cause(s) or origin of a disease.
Chronic
Continue over a long period of time or recurring frequency.
Eponyms
Medical procedures or conditions named after a person or a place.
Manifestation
Sign of a disease
Z codes
Numeric designations in the ICD-10-CM preceded by the letter Z; used to classify persons who are not currently sick when they encounter health services
WHO-World Health Organizantion
Group that deals with health care issues on a global basis
Neoplasm
New tumor growth that can be benign or malignant
Principal diagnosis
Inpatient setting identifies reason for admission
Multiple coding
Use of more than one ICD-10-CM code to identify both etiology and manifestation of a disease to fully describe condition
Malignant
Used to describe a cancerous tumor that grows worse over time
Morbidity
Condition of being diseased or morbid
Bening
Not progressive or recurrent
Combination code
Single 5 digit code used to classify etiology and manifestation of disease
Therapeutic
Pertaining to treatment
V-y codes
Alphanumeric designation used to classify external causes
Underlying disease
Condition responsive for a manifestation
Primary diagnosis
Outpatient-reason for the encounter
Volume I
Tabular list of diseases
Volume II
Alphabetic index of diseases
Volume III
Procedural tubular list and alphabetic index
