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