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terminology and abb
coursre 3540
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| RBRVS | Resource Based Relative Value Scale |
| IPPS | Inpatient Prospective Payment System |
| OPPS | Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| IDS | Intergrated Delivery System |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| CD | Contact Dermatitis |
| I & D | Incision and Drainage |
| BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
| Caut | Cauterization |
| debm | debridement |
| Ecz | eczema |
| PS | Psoriasis |
| ST | sclerotherapy |
| SCC | Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| MM | Malignant Melanoma |
| Cutaneous | Relating to the skin |
| Melanocytes | Relating to special cells of the basal cell layer containing a dark to black pigment |
| Lipocytes | Fat Cell |
| Hyperhidrosis | Condition of sweating in one area of over the whole body |
| Folliculitis | Inflammation of the hair follicles |
| Koilonychia | malformation of the nail in which the outer surface in concave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon |
| Onychocryptosis | Ingrown toenail |
| Onychophagia | nail biting of nail eating |
| Contusion | injury to underlying tissues without breaking or tearing skin(bruise) |
| Ecchymosis | Large, irregular area of purplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin larger than 10 mm |
| Hemangioma | Benign tumor made of newly formed blood vessels |
| Pruritus | (itching)Associated with most forms of dermatitis |
| Scleroderma | Autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissues become thickened and hardened |
| Blepharoplasty | Surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by removing excess fat,skin and muscle (lid lift) |
| Rhytidectomy | surgical removal of excess skin and fat around the face to eliminate wrinkles(face lift) |
| 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 , also known as bulbous nose |
| Ichthyosis | Dry thickened and scaly skin |
| Papilloma | benign superficial,wart like growth on epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body. |
| Pediculosis | Infestation with lice |