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 |
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 brown to black pigment |
lipocytes | fat cell |
hyperhidrosis | condition of sweating in one area or over the whole body |
folliculitis | an inflammation of hair follicles |
koilonychia | (AKA spoon nail) malformation of the nail in which the outer surface is concaved or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon |
onychocryptosis | ingrown toenail |
onychophagia | nail biting or eating |
contusion | (AKA bruise)injury to underlying tissues without breaking or tearing the skin |
ecchymosis | large, irregular area of purplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin larger than 10mm |
hemangioma | benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
pruritus | (AKA itching) associated with most forms of dermatitis |
scleroderma | autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissues become thickened and hardened |
blepharoplasty | (AKA lid lift) surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by removing excess fat, skin, and muscle |
rhytidectomy | (AKA facelift) surgical removal of excess skin and fat around the face to eliminate wrinkles |
electrolysis | use of electric current to destroy hair follicles in order to produce the relatively permanent removal of undesired hair |
rhinophyma | (AKA bulbous nose) overgrowth of tissues of the nose |
ichthyosis | dry, thickened, and scaly skin |
papilloma | benign superficial, wart-like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body |
pediculosis | infestation with lice |