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Abbreviation & Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| RBRVS | Resource Based Relative Value Scale |
| IPPS | Inpatient Prospective Payment System |
| OPPS | Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| IDS | Integrated Delivery System |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| CD | Contact dermatitis |
| I & D | Incision and Drainage |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| caut | Cauterization |
| debr | Debridement |
| Ecz | Eczema |
| PS | Psoriasis |
| ST | Sclerotherapy |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| MM | Malignant melanoma |
| Cutaneous | Relating to the skin |
| Melanocytes | Relating to special cellls of the basal cell layer containing a dark brown to black pigment |
| Lipocytes | Fat cells |
| Hyperhidrosis | Condition of sweating in one area or over the whole body |
| Folliculitis | Inflammation of the hair follicles |
| Koilonychia | Spoon nail |
| Onychocryptosis | Ingrown toenail |
| Onychophagia | Nail biting or eating |
| Contusion | Injury to the underlying tissue without breaking the skin |
| Ecchymosis | Large irregular area of purplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin |
| Hemangioma | A benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
| Pruritus | Associated with most forms of dermatitis itching |
| Scleroderma | Autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissues become thickened and hardened |
| Blepharoplasty | Surgical reduction of the eyelid lid lift |
| Rhytidectomy | Surgical removal of excess skin and fat around the face to eliminate wrinkles facelift |
| Electrolysis | Use of electric current to destroy hair follicles in order to produce the relatively permanent removal of undesired hair. |
| Rhinophyma | Overgrowth of the tissues of the nose bulbous nose |
| Ichthyosis | Dry thickened and scaly skin |
| Papilloma | Benign superficial wart like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body |
| Pediculosis | Infestion of lice |