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Understanding Medical Coding

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Term
Definition
Parturition   Labor and delivery  
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Lactation   Process of secreting milk from the breast  
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Menarche   Time when the first menstruation begins  
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Menopause   Time when menstruation ceases  
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Puerperium   Time after delivery that it take for the uterus to return to its normal size -usually 3-6 weeks  
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Gravidity   Term used to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had  
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Parity   Term used to indicate the number of pregnancies in which the fetus has reached viability -(Approx 22 weeks)  
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Gestation   Time in which a woman is pregnant and fetal development takes place  
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Trimester   First, second, and third 3-month period of which a pregnancy is divided  
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Antepartum   Time of pregnancy from conception to onset of delivery  
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Postpartum   Time after giving birth  
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Effacement   Obliteration of the cervix during labor from 1 or 2cm in length to paper thin, leaving only the external os; expressed as a percentage  
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Abortion   Termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable  
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Prolapse   Falling or dropping down of an organ from its normal position or location such as the uterus, bladder, vagina, or rectum  
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Brachytherapy   A natural or man-made radioactive element that is applied in or around a particular treatment field  
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Ribbons   Temporary interstitial placement in clinical Brachytherapy  
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Sources   Intracavitary placement on permanent interstitial placement in clinical Brachytherapy  
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Quantitative   Expresses a specific numerical amount of an analyte  
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Qualitative   Test that detects a particular analyte  
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Automated   Laboratories that assay large munbers of samples mechanically  
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Manual   Performing something by hand or with the hands  
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Administration   The professional service of giving or rendering, often associated with medications or solutions  
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Vaccine   A suspension of microorganisms that is administered to prevent illness  
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Toxoids   Toxins that are treated and revised, given to stimulate antibody production  
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Psychiatry   The branch of medicine that focuses on mental disorder study, treatment, and prevention  
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End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)   Commonly used term for irreversible kidney failure  
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Infusion   Introduction of a solution into tissue or an organ via intravenous therapy  
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Modality   Application of any therapeutic or physical agent  
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